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Visitors guide to Rochester, New York, undated

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File

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International Food Service Executives Association Records
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Collection Number: MS-00305
Collection Name: International Food Service Executives Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 117 (Restrictions apply)

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Excalibur Opening: New Lagoon Pool, undated

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File

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MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group
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Collection Number: MS-00511
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group
Box/Folder: Box 57

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R. Earl Rockwell and others, New York, undated

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File

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Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00040
Collection Name: Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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New Joes, menu, approximately 1931 to 1960

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File

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 61

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Happy New Years 1985, menu, 1985

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File

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UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 06

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Photograph of a performance, New Jersey (N.J.), 1964

Date

1964

Description

Black and white photograph of people performing in costume at Wildwood Show, Manor House.

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Transcript of interview with Julie Menard by Joyce Marshall, March 17, 1996

Date

1996-03-17

Description

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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New Jersey Lottery, 1991 May 14

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File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 120 (Restrictions apply)

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Green is the New Red White and Blue, undated

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File

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Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
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Collection Number: MS-00289
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
Box/Folder: Box 21

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New Year's Eve parties, 1969-1983

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File

Archival Collection

Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00297
Collection Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
Box/Folder: Box 34

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