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Photographs and clippings from Temple Beth Sholom scrapbook, 1970s-1990s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs and correspondence document the history of Temple Beth Sholom, including the ground breaking and construction of the campus in Summerlin. Also included in this set of images are photographs of Rita Deanin Abbey fabricating the Wall of Creation installation for the Temple on Oakey Boulevard in the 1970s.
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Architectural drawing of the Holiday Casino (Las Vegas), plot plan, first floor plan, September 3, 1971
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Archival Collection
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Plot and first floor plans for the proposed Holiday Casino in Las Vegas. Original medium: paper ozalid. The property became Harrah's Las Vegas in 1992.
Site Name: Holiday Casino
Address: 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Transcript from interview with George Simmons conducted by Claytee D. White, December 13, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Transcript from interview with George Simmons by Claytee White on December 13, 2013. Simmons talks about how he came to Las Vegas in 1963, and his wife, Eva. Simmons was a designer for Sproul Homes and later worked for Holmes and Narver, an engineering firm. He discusses his education at Texas Southern and the University of Texas.
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Photographs from an event at the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada, mid-1980s
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Archival Collection
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Ray Trousdale oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Ray Trousdale conducted by Chuck Williams on December 14, 2012 and July 31, 2013 for the Friends of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada Oral History Project. Trousdale begins the interview talking about his family and early life. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1940 and describes Las Vegas during the 1940s. Then, Trousdale speaks about meeting Buster Wilson and what he learned from him. He describes his time at Spring Mountain, Nevada and the history of the area. Lastly, he speaks about the Carole Lombard plane crash site.
Archival Collection
Postcard the Sahara Hotel porte cochere, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of "Lido" production at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Lido production "Fantasia Tropical," Paris (FRA), 1955
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of dancers at the Lido, Paris (FRA), 1960
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of the "Lido"production at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s
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Archival Collection
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