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Photographic prints, negatives, and slides, approximately 1940 to 1969
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hotel Last Frontier Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Folder 02, Folder 03, Folder 04, Folder 05, Folder 06, Folder 07, Oversized Box SH-061, Box SH-024, Box SH-034, Binder PB-003
Archival Component
Photograph of a Las Vegas gambling scene, 1930s
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Archival Collection
Description
Gambling in an early Las Vegas casino, probably the Frontier Club. Compare the bare interior with modern casino interiors.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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Postcard of the Las Vegas Strip at night, 1962
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Archival Collection
Description
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Cohen, Burton M., 1923-2014
Burton Cohen (1923-2014) was a casino executive in Las Vegas, Nevada who held management positions at iconic Strip properties such as the Frontier, Desert Inn, Flamingo, Caesars Palace, Thunderbird, and Dunes. Cohen grew up in Miami, Florida where he graduated from the University of Florida. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps and trained as a pilot. After returning to the United States he enrolled at the University of Miami and earned a law degree in 1948.
Person
Filming of "Holiday in Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel: correspondence
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Archival Collection
Description
Series XVIII. Television, Radio Shows, and Movies
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Photograph of the Desert Love Buggy in Helldorado parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950
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Archival Collection
Description
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Photograph of the Desert Love Buggy in the Helldorado parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950
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Archival Collection
Description
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Boat being towed down Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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