Peter Lawford performing at the Copa Room in the Sands Hotel in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Seated near the stage are several celebrities, including Sammy Davis, Jr., Milton Berle, Marilyn Monroe, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin, and his wife, Jeanne Martin.
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Peter Lawford performing at the Copa Room in the Sands Hotel in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Seated near the stage are several celebrities, including Sammy Davis, Jr., Milton Berle, Marilyn Monroe, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin, and his wife, Jeanne Martin.
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1940 Las Vegas water consumption by month.
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1941 Las Vegas water consumption by month.
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William McGuff (right) and Old Man Mason (left) near an artesian well at the McGruff Ranch. Old Man Mason who brought the first automobile to town. Two photographic prints mounted on one piece of cardboard. It was verified that Paradise Road and Sur Este Avenue are in Las Vegas.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from cardboard mount (below first photo): "William McGruff Ranch. Man in dark clothes is 'Old Man Mason' who brought first auto to town."; Transcribed from second photo: "Mr. McGruff & his peach trees." and "Paradise Rd. on Sur Este Ave."
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Lisle stands at the edge of the reservoir fed by an artesian well on his homestead.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "John Quincy "Jack" Lisle at the edge of the reservoir on his homestead in the Las Vegas Valley, about 1930. The reservoir is located not far from the present intersection of Twain and Eastern streets and was one of the best artesian wells in the Las Vegas Valley. At the time it was necessary to make a winding road off the Boulder Highway to reach the homestead. Most people thought that Lisle was absolutely insane to locate a homestead in such a desolate place, but Lisle, and amateur geologist, staked his claim there because he figured that water would be abundant because the land was near the Flamingo Wash. At one time Lisle raised 40 acres of alfalfa on the property."
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.G. Miscellaneous. Back row, from left: John Anderson (2nd), Minnie Cannak (4th), Catherine Ryan (5th), Ray Tennant (6th). Second row: Thelma Call (1st) Elaine O’Hara (3rd), Red Douglas (4th), Billy Geyer (5th), Catherine Banovich (6th), Tom Beko (7th), Clinton Steveson (8th). Front row: Elsie Thompson (1st), Helen Booth (2nd), Leonard Burn (3rd), Muriel Prout (5th), Homer O’Connell (6th), a girl named Burns (in the White dress), and Bruno Skanovsky next to the last in the front row. Others unknown.
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