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Photograph of the Chuck Wagon Buffet at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), circa 1953

Date

1951 to 1955

Description

The Chuck Wagon Buffet in the El Rancho Vegas with an assortment of food and an ice sculpture of a swan.
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of the casino area of the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), circa 1953

Date

1951 to 1955

Description

Table games and slots in the El Rancho Vegas casino
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of the cocktail lounge at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), circa 1953

Date

1951 to 1955

Description

Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of Flamingo Hotel neon sign and porte-cochère (Las Vegas), 1970s.

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

On the sign: 'Phil Ford & Mimi Hines, special guest star Bobby Golsboro. Stark Naked & The Car Thieves. Shango. Mills Brothers. Rhetta Hughes. The Characters. Moses & The Highbrows.'
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Series III. California Pictures Corporation, approximately 1919 to 1965, 1941 to 1956

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The California Pictures Corporation series (approximately 1919-1965) consists of records pertaining to the company's film production and corporate operations. Film-related records depict the production side of the 1947 film The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, as well as the initial filming of the 1950 Hughes Production film, Vendetta, which Preston Sturges initially directed and produced. Other film-related materials include production logs, actor and writer contracts, scripts, and photographic prints relating to the two films. The corporate records include publicity, financial, and legal materials detailing the creation, management, and dissolution of California Pictures.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Lorraine Thomas-Perry Papers

Identifier

MS-00223

Abstract

The Lorraine Thomas-Perry Papers (1910-1936) contain the personal papers of Lorraine Thomas and her family, who were early residents of Beatty, Nevada. Collection materials include report cards, graduation certificates, correspondence, and short stories and poems written by family members. The majority of collection are photocopies. The collection also contains one original program for the opening banquet and ball for Hotel Fayle in Goodsprings, Nevada on May 13, 1916.

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus Records

Identifier

MS-00344

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Women's Political Caucus Records (1981-1992) document a chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus. It was active in child care issues and in aiding women who aspired to be elected to public office. Included are chapter bylaws, minutes, newsletters, and information on local child care and the Act for Better Child Care Services of 1987. Also included are records of forums, conferences, dinners, newspaper advertisements, financial records, and membership information. There is national information, including a bumper sticker, and a poster.

Archival Collection