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Photograph of Mesquite Club of Las Vegas members in the Mesquite Club kitchen, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Ten members of the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada pose while preparing food in the club's remodeled kitchen. Blanche Zucker is seen third from the left. Site Name: Mesquite Clubhouse Street Address: 702 E Street Louis Avenue
Image
Photograph of Blanche Zucker receiving an award from the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: unidentified man holding plaque, Blanche Zucker, Colleen Haycock (president of the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas), unidentified man holding a presentation gold-plated hammer in a box.
Image
Photograph of Francis X. Brownhofer in front of Last Frontier Hotel Gay Nineties Bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1944
Date
1944
Archival Collection
Description
Francis X. Brownhofer sits on a horse outside the Gay Nineties Bar at the Last Frontier Hotel. Site Name: Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Image
Photograph of Karen Cardinali and Ned Glassman at the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3, 1975
Date
1975-12-03
Archival Collection
Description
Jeanie Girl Karen Cardinali and Aladdin Casino manager Nate Glassman at the topping-out ceremony at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 20-story tower was capped off when the final bucket of cement was poured on December 3, 1975.
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Film transparency of John Summerville, presumably in Las Vegas, 1913
Date
1913
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a page from an album with photos of John Summerville, Olive Lake's first sweetheart. One photo is John standing next to a horse-drawn cart, most likely in Las Vegas, and the other is a portion of a portrait of John. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
Image
The Bonanza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Buck Owens is advertised on the Opera House marquee for the Bonanza Hotel and Casino. The postcard reads, "Greetings from Las Vegas"
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Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- A night time view of the fountains and statues that adorn the entrance to the Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Image
Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Artistic rendition of Caesar's Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The postcard reads, "I, Caesar, present my palace of pleasure..."
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to G. F. Ashby, September 10, 1943
Date
1943-09-10
Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the new lease for W. T. Stewart for the Las Vegas Ranch with provisions that Stewart is obligated to use all the water that comes onto the ranch, freeing the Las Vegas Land and Water Company from problems due to effluent.
Text
Leo Dunbar oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00497
Abstract
Oral history interview with Leo Dunbar conducted by Jim Maxon on May 28, 1985 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Dunbar discusses his life as a Boulder City, Nevada native.
Archival Collection