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Forensic anthropologist Sheilagh Thompson Brooks was born in California on December 10, 1923. She completed her doctorate in physical sciences at the University of California, Berkeley in 1951, becoming the first woman to do so. She married archaeologist Richard Brooks in 1951 and the couple had two daughters, Kathleen and Carolyn.

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Postcard of the International Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1969

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1969 to 1971

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UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection

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Artist's rendering of the International Hotel. Transcribed from original: "Las Vegas International, Nevada. One is at a loss for words to describe this new $60,000,000 hotel rising up 30 stories above the Las Vegas landscape. It will have the world's largest Casino, Nevada's largest pool, and the world's largest convention facilities for a resort hotel. The main showroom will seat 1600 people for the Dinner Show and 2000 for the Cocktail Show. Copyright Ferris H. Scott, Santa Ana, Calif., Western Resort Publications, 1320 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, Calif." Note: The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road

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Postcard showing Binion's Horseshoe (Las Vegas), 1980s

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1980 to 1989

Archival Collection

Elizabeth Nelson Patrick Photograph Collection

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Color view of the facade of Binion's Horseshoe. Transcribed from original: "Binion's Horseshoe Club. Downtown Las Vegas. The 'Bright Spot,' on the world's brightest 2 blocks, featuring the largest electric sign in the world. Long famed for 'Fast Action' the HORSESHOE HOTEL & CASINO has 100 guest rooms, 24-hour restaurant, 3 cocktail bars, 'round-the-clock' casino, air curtain and FREE inside parking." Publishing info from original: "'Mirro-Krome' by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. Dist by. Douglas Venable. 920 E. Bonanza Rd., Las Vegas, Nev."
Site Name: Horseshoe Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of Harold Minsky and showgirls, Chicago (Ill.), 1970-1979

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1970 to 1979

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Harold Minsky Photograph Collection

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Harold Minsky poses with six showgirls at the Playboy Hotel. The dancers are wearing rhinestone bikini-style costumes and large feathered headdresses. The Knickerbocker has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place

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Transcript of interview with Paul Bowerman by Frances Harelik, March 5, 1976

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1976-03-05

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Paul H. Bowerman oral history interview

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Frances Harelik interviews IBM computer engineer Paul Bowerman in Las Vegas at Harelik’s home. Born in Wolforth, Texas in 1929, Mr. Bowerman relocated to Nevada in 1954. Other places Mr. Bowerman has lived include: California, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, New York, Minnesota, England, and Japan. From Mr. Bowerman’s perspective this interview provides insight into life in Las Vegas from 1954 to 1976.

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