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Gilley's Saloon and Dance Hall: postcard
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Archival Collection
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#70214: UNLV Lee Business School's Breann Wickson, Veronica Cazares, and Susan Hall pose April 15, 2015 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas., 2015 April 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Howard Cannon with three unidentified men: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Letter from E. C. Adams (San Francisco) to Al Folger (Las Vegas), July 15, 1949
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Archival Collection
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Letter accompanying a report from the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific for Las Vegas.
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Russell Howard oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Russel Howard conducted by James W. Howard on January 10, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Howard recalls being transferred to Las Vegas, Nevada for work in 1947 and how impressed he was by the number of celebrities from the movie and entertainment industry that frequented Las Vegas in the early 1950s. He also discusses the expansion of the Las Vegas Strip and how rapidly the number of hotels grew.
Archival Collection
Photograph of party scene at Moore home, Las Vegas (Nev.) July 15, 1951
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of people laughing at house party, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951
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Eddie Hall Holzman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eddie Hall Holzman conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on October 02, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Holzman begins the interview talking about his growth as a musician while living and performing in New Jersey and New York. He also discusses his time playing while enlisted in the military, until he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947 where he played in a jazz band. Holzman also describes working as a card dealer at the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino, the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, and the El Rancho Hotel and Casino. He also details the music scene in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the end of his playing career.
Archival Collection
Program for the Italian Benevolent Society and the Home for Aged Poor eleventh annual ball, Wednesday, March 20, 1901, The Monico, International Hall
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Archival Collection
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Note: Includes financial records of past balls, music program and a dancing engagement card with some signatures and with attached pencil. Program also states that the ball is "under the patronage of Count Francesco Bottaro-Costa, Chargé d'Affaires of H.M. The King of Italy." Menu insert: Dancing engagement cards; Music Programs; Event programs; Quotations Restaurant: The Monico Location: London, England
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Frazier Hall at UNLV: photographic print
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