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Photographs from Lido production "Avec Plaisir!", Paris (FRA), 1959
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of performers in productions at the Lido, Paris (FRA), 1950s-1960s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of the production "Lido" at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 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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Photographs of Donn Arden's production "Lido," Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1962-1963
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Archival Collection
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"Stardust Showgirl Takes to the Skies": video, 1994 December 05
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Local news reports on a fatal plane crask during a simulated"dog fight". Wayne Pollack (NTSB Investigator) provided some information about the crash and status of the plane prior to crash. Interview with witness of the crash, and speculation about why the plane crashed is discussed. Footage of the crash site are shown, and information about the victim's families are also shared. Second segment discusses the identities of the two victims, and states the FAA is continuing the investigation. Third segment also reports on the identities of the victims, and state it is still under investigation. Desert Aces, the company, does not comment. Fourth segment speaks with co-owner of Desert Aces Paul Supchak. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 033
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, February 21, 1948
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Archival Collection
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Discussion of drilling two wells on the Las Vegas Ranch to make up for the irrigation water lost by the City forbidding the use of effluent, and of giving up acreage for the Elks and a sewer treatment plant.
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Walker Young oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Walker Young conducted by Elton Garrett on June 23, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Virginia "Teddy" Fenton, Hal Erickson, Martha Garrett, and Jane Young also briefly participate in the interview. They answer a few questions about their experience working on the project and working with Young. Young primarily discusses the design and construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. He details surveying possible dam sites and describes his interactions with members of the project team.
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