A display inside the Guild Theatre advertising the film “Fanny” Las Vegas, Nevada 1961. Fanny opened in the United States on June 28, 1961. Located in downtown Las Vegas at 208 S. 2nd Street (today renamed Casino Center Boulevard) and Ogden Avenue, the Palace Theatre is listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 500. In 1943, it is listed as the New Palace Theatre. In 1950 it was back to the Palace Theatre name, with a seating capacity of 641. It was renamed Guild Theatre in 1961. Now demolished, a parking structure has been built on the site. Site Name: Guild Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Note: Menu shows the monogram of the King Edward VII (E VII R); This garden party was probably at Buckingham Palace Restaurant: British Royal Family residence Location: England
Dean Martin performs onstage at a Four Chaplains memorial event. Elizabeth Taylor, Kirk Douglas with his wife Anne Buydens are in the audience (lower right). Jack Entratter and the Sands Hotel hosted the event at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Four Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. The event featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.); Sands Hotel and Casino
Danny Thomas onstage kneeling down by Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne Buydens at their table during a Four Chaplains memorial event. Jack Entratter and the Sands Hotel hosted the event at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Four Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. The event featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.); Sands Hotel and Casino
Color photograph of (left to right) Eugene Campbell, Jr, Deputy Fire Chief; Bertral Washington, Assistant Fire chief; David Washington, Fire Chief; Jon Stevenson, Batallion Chief. They pose near the "Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas Nevada" sign and a fire and rescue truck. Handwritten on the back in pen: "L + R Eugene Campbell, Jr, Deputy Fire Chief; Bertral Washington, Assistant Fire Chief; David L. Washington, Fire Chief; Jon Stevenson, Battalion Chief. Dave was blessed to have been able to promoted [sic] these three black chief officers during his tenure."