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Photograph of Lena Horne, Mitch Miller and others at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1963

Date

1963

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Lena Horne (center) seated next to band leader Mitch Miller during a recording of the CBS radio show "Password All-Stars" (probably on January 27, 1963). Donald O'Connor (left, in tweed jacket) sits next to Allen Ludden (with glasses), the host of the TV show, "Password." Two other unidentified men are at the table.

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Film transparency of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa early 1953 to 1955

Date

1953 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing a daytime view of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. Neon signs for the Overland Hotel, Chatterbox, Las Vegas Club, Hotel Apache, Sal Sagev, Monte Carlo Club, Lucky Strike Club and Vegas Vic of the Pioneer Club are visible. Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in the Venus Show, Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1963

Date

1963

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Copa Girls performing in "Venus Show" at the Sands Hotel and Casino. The showgirls from left to right are: Shelby Young, Lee Temple, Barbara, unidentified, Charlotte Nort, Mary Marx, Sharon Gollings, Rowena Buttenweiser, Jeanie Gardner, and Mary Baglan.

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Photograph of Sands Hotel and Casino Tower construction, Las Vegas, April, 1965

Date

1965-04

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a construction worker signaling a crane operator above, while another crane operator (seated at controls behind and above) is lifting something up during construction of a new tower at the Sands Hotel and Casino Tower. The tower was part of a multi-million dollar renovation.

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Photograph of Jack Entratter and Danny Thomas with the Sands Hotel and Casino anniversary cake, Las Vegas, December 18, 1964

Date

1964-12-18

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Jack Entratter and Danny Thomas in the Copa Room cutting into a large cake to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Sands Hotel and Casino. The cake is in the shape of the newly constructed tower at the hotel. The women in the photograph is unidentified.

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Photograph of downtown Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-late 1930s

Date

1933 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

View of downtown Boulder City, taken from the corner of the Nevada Highway and Arizona Street. The Boulder Dam Hotel, Visitors Bureau, and the Boulder Theatre are seen. Automobiles are parked along the street. The Boulder Dam Hotel is located at 1305 Arizona Street on the Cardenas Plaza, while the Boulder Dam Service Bureau, later known as the Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau, can be found at 1225 Arizona Street.

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Photograph of Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1937

Date

1936 to 1938

Archival Collection

Description

The view of the exteriors of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre on Arizona Street in Boulder City, Nevada. The Boulder Dam Service Bureau was later known as the Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau, and the Boulder Theater building was located at 1225 Arizona Street. Transcribed onto the center sign: "Boulder Dam Service Bureau. Souvenirs; Post Cards: Official Booklets; Rest Rooms."

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Photograph of Bureau of Reclamation employees, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932-1940

Date

1932 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Bureau of Reclamation employees stand next to each other at the bottom steps of the Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building located at 1200 Park Street Boulder City, Nevada. From left to right: J.C. Manix, Asa Gray Boynton, third through seventh men unidentified, and Earl Beothus.

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Photograph of a Sands Hotel float in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of an outer space-themed float for the Sands Hotel in a parade on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. This photo taken as the float passed the Overland Hotel (on the left). Other casino signs, including Vegas Vic, are visible.

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Photograph of four unidentified men at a Four Chaplains memorial event, Las Vegas, February 7, 1960

Date

1960-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

Four unidentified men join hands at a Four Immortal Chaplains memorial event. One of the men is dressed in priest's clothing. Jack Entratter and the Sands Hotel hosted the event at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Four Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. The event featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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