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Photograph of a building in Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Magazine cover of La Danse, July 1956
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Archival Collection
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The front cover of the internationa monthly magazine La Danse, issue number 23, published in July of 1956. Presented on the cover are Tessa Beaumont, Milko Sparenblek, and Vassili Sulich.
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Fourth of July menu, Friday, July 4, 1890, The Fountain Spring House. Lee, J. M. was the proprietor;
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Archival Collection
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City of Las Vegas, Nevada Records
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The City of Las Vegas, Nevada records contain petitions, reports, civil service rules, a municipal court system proposal, management studies for fiscal policies and arrangements, a law enforcement joint venture program, an area study for a new post office, infrastructure plans, the 1935 City Charter, Board of Commissioners reports, elected official records, and recall petitions for Mayor J. F. Hesse. Records date from 1927 to 1982.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard R. Hughes, Sr., with trench mining drill, Houston, Texas, September 29, 1917
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Archival Collection
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Howard Cannon visits West Point, New York with four unidentified cadets: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes on the flight deck of the Flying Boat, November 1, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Julie Menard by Joyce Marshall, March 17, 1996
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Archival Collection
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Julie Menard began her career as a showgirl in 1964, performing in the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel. Although she appeared in the show for only sixteen months, she offers an insider’s view of the early Las Vegas entertainment scene. She describes a period when showgirls were treated as local royalty and “the boys” wielded considerable influence. Menard’s narrative sheds light on the glamour and complexities of the showgirl. Her descriptions of physical characteristics of the job, the day to day work schedules, the expectations of physical beauty, as well as the stigma of her occupation outside of Las Vegas offer a fuller view of the job. Menard left Las Vegas in 1966 to pursue a film career in Europe but like many Las Vegas entertainers, she returned to make the desert city her home. Although her brief performing career failed to prepare her for future employment, she relishes her brief experience as a showgirl. Her narrative evokes the glamour, excitement and mystery of Las
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