Proof sheet of images depicting the Houssels House moving from original location, 1012 S. 6th St., Las Vegas, Nevada, to grounds of UNLV campus on Brussells. Site Name: Houssels House
Colorado River, Lake Mead. Island built by CCC enrollees in parking area at Observation Point. Boulder Dam Recreation Area. 12/11/36 (with neg.) Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
Unidentified men sit in the lobby of the Last Frontier Hotel. A flower sign near the pillars read: "Last Frontier's 2nd Birthday." Site Name: Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas, Nev.)
L-R: David Banovitch, Bob Pellissier, Emory Garrett, unidentified person, and Allie Van Fleet. This house was being moved for Garrett. The photo was taken halfway between Tonopah and Ely, the site where the house was moved.
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). One of the signs say, "BREAD NOT BOMBS". Another sign says "CONVERT the TEST SITE". Some of the other signs are not completely legible.
L-R (clockwise): two unidentified boys, September ("Temmy") Sarno, Heidi Sarno, Joyce Sarno, Jay Sarno, Bertha Cooper (Joyce's mother), Freddie Sarno, five unidentified boys Site Name: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Static view of the Hacienda Horse and Rider sign; cuts to the "Let's Go A-Go-Go" performers talking and then viewing the Las Vegas Strip from a balcony at The Dunes. Behind the performers, parts of the Strip can be seen including The Sands, The Sahara, Guardian Angel Cathedral, The Desert Inn, and downtown in the distance. Other sequences show the Flamingo and the Dunes sign from the elevated viewpoint. Cuts to Caesars Palace construction site where owner Jay Sarno leads a tour through the property; Sarno walks the group through the pool area where construction laborers work on the just poured swimming pool. Footage then cuts to a dressing room scenes as women apply makeup followed by clips from a performance in various outfits. Footage then cuts to the Hacienda pool where the act meets with Hacienda Casino owner Judy Bailey; group is filmed near the Thunderbird Casino driving away in a Corvette. Footage also shows The Riviera marquee featuring an ad for Betty Grable starring in Hello Dolly with smaller acts touted including Shecky Greene, Tony Sandler, and Ralph Young. Original media 16mm film, black-and-white, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00930 Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection Box/Folder: Digital File 00
A series of letters between Aaron Greenberg, the Operations Manager for Ruder & Finn (New York), and Al Freeman at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The letters pertain to the Gold Cup Race in Las Vegas, Nevada while also highlighting the Martini & Rossi trophy presentation. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Adrian Doyle Brunson plays poker at Binions (known as "Texas Dolly") and standing directly behind Texas Dolly is player Eric Drache, watching him play as he wins wins $300,000 at Binion's Horseshoe Casino's World Series of Poker. Site Name: Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)