The purchase contract for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company allows for the contract to be annulled if its bonds are not sold by December 31, 1953. This contract rescinds that deadline, allowing as much time as needed for the sale of the bonds. Agreement that all parties will ignore the provision that any party can terminate the agreement if the bonds do not sell by May 1, 1954.
What's Doing in Las Vegas. A magazine about life, art, entertainment and popular culture in Las Vegas. The mid-century diverse Las Vegas community and prominent Vegas entertainers are vividly featured in various articles and photographs. The magazine contains numerous print advertisements of local businesses and organizations.
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Raegen Pietrucha/Innovation. All images created by Catherine Angel, Professor of Art. Copy Art.
Morton R. Galane (March 15, 1926-August 21, 2001) was a prominent Las Vegas Attorney, nominee to the federal bench, and owner of his own law firm. Galane was born in Bronx, New York on March 14, 1926 and moved to Las Vegas in 1952 after he graduated from George Washington University. Upon arriving in Las Vegas Galane worked for the firm Hawkins and Connon before establishing his own practice in 1955. Galane's career as a lawyer in Las Vegas saw
Virginia Joyce Mooney was a dancer who performed in the Sands Hotel and Casino and the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She changed her name to Virginia James when she began performing at the Sands.