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Slide of a penstock pipe, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Grace Kelly, Louella Parsons, and Sonja Henie, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Sarno family at a banquet table at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, early-mid 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Letters between Aaron Greenberg, (New York) and Al Freeman, (Las Vegas), November 9, 1960 to November 22, 1960
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Archival Collection
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Mixed Content
Photograph of Brunson playing poker, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1976
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Archival Collection
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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.)
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Joan Swift oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Joan Swift conducted by Sue Peterson on March 18, 2004, March 25, 2004, and June 22, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Swift discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. Swift begins the interview by describing her upbringing in the Basic townsite and Boulder City, Nevada, attending Basic High School, and life in Southern Nevada during World War II. She then discusses working in the Clark County Recorder's office, explaining her job duties and what function the office served for the county. Swift continues, talking about recreation activities at the time, including visiting the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and the Helldorado Parades. Swift discusses nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site and her career as the Clark County recorder. Lastly, she describes her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of Cafe La Rue at the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), revisions to the east wall arcade, September 4, 1952
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Archival Collection
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Architectural plans for the Cafe La Rue/Sands from 1952.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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