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Biographical essay by Rachel Taylor, 2014
Date
2014
Archival Collection
Description
Rachel Taylor describes her family's experience during the Holocaust in Poland in the Kutno and Gubin ghettos. She was able to escape with her sisters and brother with the help of a Polish priest and nun, and her parents survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. Taylor came to the United Staes in 1961.
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Slide of people at the Dunes Hotel swimming pool in Las Vegas, circa late 1950s
Date
1955 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of people engaging in recreational activities at the Dunes Hotel swimming pool. Notice the colorful seahorse fountains in the pool.
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Photograph of electrician Al Calloway, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, February 20, 1979
Date
1979-02-27
Archival Collection
Description
Electritican Al Calloway working on a switch system, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Robert List, Ronald Reagan, and Paul Laxalt, circa early 1980
Date
1980 to 1982
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, Nevada Governor Robert List, President Ronald Reagan, and Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt.
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Photograph of Georgia Davis Skelton, Phyllis Diller and Red Skelton at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, June 1968
Date
1968-06
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Georgia Davis (right, wife of Red Skelton), Phyllis Diller, and Red Skelton backstage at the Copa Room showroom in the Sands Hotel.
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Photograph of Sands Hotel and Casino tower construction, Las Vegas, April 13, 1965
Date
1965-04-13
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the new tower at the Sands Hotel and Casino while it was under construction. The tower was part of a multi-million dollar renovation. The marquee in the parking lot is advertising a performance by Paul Anka.
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Photograph of a wake up call publicity stunt at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, 1955
Date
1955
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a publicity stunt at the Dunes Hotel in which a guest gets a "water wake-up call" by being slid down a slide into the hotel's pool. See related image, pho000206.
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Photograph of a Sands Hotel employee receiving a certificate of merit, Las Vegas, October 3, 1968
Date
1968-10-03
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified Sands Hotel employee being given a Certificate of Merit for his completion of the Fire Prevention Class at the Sands, October 3, 1968. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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