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Bob Bailey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with William Bailey conducted by Betty Rosenthal on March 16, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Bailey, who came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955, discusses his experiences in the entertainment business. He also discusses discrimination that African-Americans experienced in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Donn Arden's show "Voici! Paris," Hollywood (Calif.), 1953-1954
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Randi Ireland, Hollywood (Calif.), 1953-1954
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Archival Collection
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Set of photographs including a political party, beauticians, and Highland's campaign
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Photographer's notations: 10-68, Political party at McSwain's, Beauticians at Moulin Rouge, Highland's campaign, copies- beauticians.
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Sennes Family oral history interview
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Oral history interview with the Sennes family conducted by Claytee D. White on November 18, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Frank Sennes Jr., Jerry Sennes, and Luanne Sennes Glenn discuss their father, Frank Sennes Sr., and his life and career as an entertainment director. They describe their early lives traveling with their father to various states before eventually moving to Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1950s, where Sennes Sr. became the entertainment director for the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino and the Moulin Rouge. They talk about their father's personal history, his work with Donn Arden, and the various celebrities they met through their father.
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