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Brochure for Tropical Estate Homes in Paradise Palms development, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1963-1966
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Eight page sales brochure from the mid-1960s for Tropical Estate homes located in the Paradise Palms development in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inlcudes front exterior elevation illustrations and floor plans for four different model ranch-style houses, list of features and map of area. "Another development by Vallee"--p. 2. "Exclusive agent:Round-Up Real Estate"--p. 8.
Site Name: Paradise Palms (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Proposal for the Stardust future expansion (Las Vegas), circa 1964
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Archival Collection
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Bound proposal for a Stardust expansion including site plan, elevation drawings, and drawings of main architectural elements. This project was not built.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), plumbing details, before 1956
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Archival Collection
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Details of toilet placement in the guest room area of the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. The object consists of a sheet of tracing paper taped over a parchment sheet; both have room plans and handwritten notes.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Gold, Aaron S., Rabbi, 1920-2001
Aaron S. Gold (May 13, 1920-June 13, 2001) was a rabbi who served many congregations including ones in Las Vegas, Wisconsin, and San Diego.
Gold was born in Poland, the son of a rabbi, and the tenth of eleven children. While living in Poland, Gold faced anti-Semitic sentiments and
was once beaten so bad he went into a coma. When he was a child his father and brother emigrated to the United States and sent for the rest of
the family in 1928. After his move to the United States, Rabbi Gold trained as a rabbi and cantor as well as being a certified shochet and moehl.
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Hayes, Grace, 1895-1989
Grace Hayes was born on August 23, 1896 in Springfield, Missouri. She moved to San Francisco, California at the age of ten, and began to sing at nightclubs at the age of fourteen. In 1912 Hayes married Joseph Lind, and their son Joseph Conrad Lind (better known as Peter Lind Hayes) was born in 1915. She married twice after Lind; first to Charlie Foy, then to Robert Evan Hopkins. Hayes is best known for her career in motion pictures from 1929 to 1950, primarily for King of Jazz (1930) and Zis Boom Bah (1941).
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Brown, Jim, 1936-
Taken from Wikipedia: "James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former professional American football player and actor. He was a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be among the greatest football players of all time, Brown was a Pro Bowl invitee every season he was in the league, was recognized as the NFL Most Valuable Player several times, and won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964.
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