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Fercos Family Publicity Collection
Identifier
MS-00919
Abstract
The Fercos Family Publicity Collection (approximately 1978-1989) contains newspaper articles, advertisements, and a poster promoting the Flying Fercos, a family of juggling and acrobatic performers who performed in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Dunes Hotel during the 1970s and 1980s. The materials document the Fercos family's act as part of producer Frederic Apcar's shows such as
Archival Collection
Geneva Stark Merwin Photograph Collection
Identifier
PH-00160
Abstract
The Geneva Stark Merwin Photograph Collection features photographic prints and negatives of locations throughout Pahrump, Nevada between 1941 and 1942. Primary locations include a Pahrump school and Pahrump Ranch, as well as locations in local fields and mountains. The photographs capture candid scenes of people walking to school and feeding animals.
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of American Advertising Federation ADDY Award Submissions
Identifier
MS-01023
Abstract
The UNLV Libraries Collection of American Advertising Federation: ADDY Award Submissions Collection is compromised of Las Vegas, Nevada ADDY award submissions dating from approximately 1980 to 1999. The collection contains submissions by many artists to the ADDYS competition.
Archival Collection
Dr. Howard Zellhoefer Collection of Artwork
Identifier
MS-01030
Abstract
The Dr. Howard Zellhoefer Collection of Artwork contains three paintings collected by Dr. Howard William Zellhoefer. Two paintings are by K. Nakamine of landscapes in Okinawa, Japan from 1949, and the third painting is a 1962 Ferdinand Burgdorffof a desert landscape, possibly Mojave Desert, California.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply
Identifier
MS-00055
Abstract
The Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply (1927-1940) include correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for a permit, and newspaper clippings. The records concern water shortages in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada due in part to wasteful water usage and many of the documents refer to City Ordinance No. 247. Several items are signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A. M. Folger, Assistant Agent.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Peter Lawford performing at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1960
Date
1960 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Peter Lawford performing at the Sands, in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Seated in the front of the stage are several celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin, and his wife, Jeanne Martin.
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Photograph of the MGM Grand Las Vegas and hotels on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1993-1994
Date
1993 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
A night view of the MGM Grand Las Vegas (with lion's head entrance) at the right, on the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aladdin Hotel, Bally's and other properties are seen to the left.
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Photograph and newspaper clipping of Las Vegas Rotary Club party, Las Vegas, circa 1941-1942
Date
1941 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Rotary party at Jack Woods' ranch at the southeast intersection of Flamingo and Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing in the front row on deck: Robert Russell, Allye Lawson, Frances Butterfield, Dr. Stan Hardy, Major Sweeney. Seen sitting in the second row: Mrs. James Shaver, Mrs. Harvey Luce, Bess Gatewood, Maxwell Kelch, Laura Belle Kelch, William J. Moore, Pat Moore, ?, Pop Squires, Al Sharp, Mrs. Fred O'Donnell, Anna Fayle, Vanita Sharp, Ora Sells. Standing in the third row: Mrs. Harry Miller, Mathilda Russell, Jack Wollenzine, Mrs. Wollenzine, ?, ?, Charlie Dimock, Mrs. Dimmock, ?, ?, Leo McNamee, Florence Lawson, Mrs. O.W. Yates, Delphine Squires, Mrs. Frank Case, ?, ?, Nola Hardy, Les Edwards, Muriel Edwards, Cecile Oram. Seen in the fourth row: Mrs. Rosemary Ruymann, Hary Miller, Carl Hyde, James Cashman Sr., Dr. ?, Mrs. ?, Bryan Bunker, Al Wendelboe, Mrs. Cashman, Mrs. B. Bunker, Juanita Gusewelle, ?, Marge Allen, R.J. Willstead, Frank Case, Chris Rasmussen, Mrs. ?, Reine Underhill, Otto Underhill, Lola Woodbury, Clare Woodbury, Charlie Sells, Leonard Fayle, ?, ?, Dalton Buck, Mrs. ?, Fran McNamee, J.W. Wilson. Seen in the top row: Frank Gusewelle, Jim Shaver, Jack Wood, ?, Dick Clough, Mrs. Clough, ?, Coach Harvey Stanford, Cliff Leonard, ?, Harvey Luce, Harry Allen, Marion Earl, Vic Shurtleff, Mrs. ?, Myrtle Ronnow, ?, Lorin Ronnow.
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Fine, Mark L., 1946-
Mark Fine was born February 10, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, and was raised with a strong Jewish identity. When Fine was in fourth grade, his parents moved the family to Shaker Heights, and again moved to Arizona during his senior of high school. Upon graduation, Fine enrolled at the University of Arizona and became a member of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. He graduated in 1964 with a degree in business administration with an emphasis in real estate.
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