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Cercle des Capucines menu, lunch, September 25, 1909

Date

1909-09-25

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Handwritten menu. Features illustration of five women and a cherub figure, signed by Gaston Linden, 1894. One woman is painting or drawing; another is playing a stringed instrument; another is raising a glass in a toast; another, holding an armful of books, appears to be writing the menu with a quill; a nude woman holds a cornucopia Restaurant: Cercle de Capucines Location: Paris, France

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Transcript of interviews with Louis Wiener, Jr. by Eleanor Johnson, January-February, 1990

Date

1990-01-24
1990-02-01
1990-02-09
1990-02-23

Description

In this multi-part interview, Louis Wiener, Jr. discusses coming to Las Vegas from Pittsburgh at a young age, attending Las Vegas High School and University of Nevada Reno. He attended law school at University of California at Berkeley and passed the Nevada State Bar in 1941. He established a practice, Jones, Wiener and Jones, with Bob Jones and Cliff Jones and later with Herb Jones. He had another practice with Neil Galatz and Dave Goldwater, retiring in 1988. Wiener had other business ventures that allowed him to do pro bono work as a lawyer. Wiener discusses his family, including former spouses, his children, and various aspects of his career as an attorney in Las Vegas, representing hotels in the Greenspun antitrust lawsuit, and as an attorney for Bugsy Siegel. He says of his success, "I'm just lucky. I was here at the right time and I picked the right people to help."

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Photograph of stage scene with dancers and fountains, Paris, France, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

At center stage a nude female dancer, with drapes hanging from her arms, poses on the shoulder of a male ballet dancer wearing tights and a short bolero jacket. On either side of them dancers pose wearing drape-like dresses with jeweled bodices, feather trim and tiaras with tall feathers. They stand in front of fountain-like jets of water on a set of steps onstage.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Jantzen, Inc.

Bio taken from Wiki Page: "Jantzen is a brand of swimwear that was established in 1916 and first appeared in the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The brand name later replaced the name of the parent company that manufactured the branded products. The brand featured a logo image of a young woman, dressed in a red one-piece swimsuit and bathing hat, assuming a diving posture with outstretched arms and an arched back. Known as the Jantzen "Diving Girl", the image in various forms became famous throughout the world during the early twentieth century."

Corporate Body

Giller, Edward Bonfoy, Jr.

Edward B. Giller was born on July 8, 1918 in Jacksonville, Florida. Edward married Mildred F. on July 2, 1943 and they had four children: Susan Ann, Carol Elaire, Bruce Carletor, Penny Marie, and Paul Benjamin.

Giller was enlisted in the United States Air Force.

Giller obtained a bachelor of science degree, a master of science degree, and a doctor of philosophy degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illionis.

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Photograph of Minsky's Burlesque at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1972

Date

1972

Description

A male dancer wearing a fabric hood and metallic face mask, metallic bikini and white knee boots is surrounded by two female dancers wearing short curly wigs, metallic face masks, metallic arm bands, and metallic bikini costumes and white knee boots. Four female dancers wearing short curly wigs, metallic face masks, metallic arm bands, and metallic bikini costumes, metallic capes and white knee boots are visible standing in clear plastic tubes behind the main dancers. The Aladdin opened on April 1, 1966 and closed on November 25, 1997, and was imploded on 7:30pm, on April 27, 1998, except for the Aladdin Theatre to make way for the construction of an entirely new casino. The new Aladdin was scheduled to reopen on August 17, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. The opening was delayed while the Clark County building inspector completed its fire safety testing. Another delay was caused by last-minute repairs to the casino surveillance system. The new Aladdin finally opened the next day at 7:45 a.m. The casino was sold in bankruptcy on June 20, 2003 to a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Renovations were carried out in stages, allowing the resort to remain open throughout. The retail space formerly known as "The Desert Passage" was converted into the Hollywood-themed "Miracle Mile Shops" and the theatre formerly known as the "Aladdin Theatre" was converted into "The AXIS". After the casino was renovated, it was reopened as "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino" on April 17, 2007. Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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