Wilbur Clark (right) and Tommy "Black Jack" McGinty pose outside of the Desert Inn Hotel during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wilbur Clark (right) shakes hands with an unidentified man at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada, while guests and hotel staff look on. A cake with an icing portrait of Clark and topped with a cactus decoration is seen behind Clark and his guest.
A Desert Inn waiter and waitresses pose around a table with the remains of a celebratory cake during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Three unidentified chefs stand by a buffet table during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Guests and waitresses stand around a table bearing a large cake, decorated with an icing portrait of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
A buffet table at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Wilbur Clark serves his wife Toni Clark a piece of cake at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada, while guests and hotel staff look on. The cake, seen behind them, is decorated with an icing portrait of Wilbur Clark and topped with a cactus decoration.