Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 371 - 380 of 602

Photograph of interior of the Aqueduct at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 1963

Date

1963

Archival Collection

Description

An image of one of the hundred studio guest rooms at the Aqueduct at the Sands Hotel and Casino. The exterior was designed by Julius Gabrielle, and the interior was designed by Albert Parvin & Company. Like all Sands rooms, this one had wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling drapes. A boucle-weave casement cloth under curtain eliminated the use of blinds. Outside draperies supplied most of the color accents in the room. Wall coverings in this room were of imported Japanese grass cloth. The table had a drop leaf which extended the surface to 72" x 30". All rooms featured antique-framed mirrors hung off center above 66-inch Mr. and Mrs. Chests. All guest room furniture was made in Barker Brother's factory.

Image

Lee, Rozita Villanueva, 1934-

Born in 1934 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i as the seventh of seven daughters of a sugar plantation crew boss, Rozita Villanueva Lee recalls a privileged life, because when her father became a boss, the family got electricity, a telephone, indoor plumbing, and fluorescent lighting in their house. The camps were organized by nationality: the Filipino workers and their families lived in one camp, and the Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and "haole" workers and their families each lived in their own.

Person

DiTondo, Michelle, 1967-

Michelle DiTondo talks about her parent's experiences living in Osaka, Japan during the war. Father died after the war from tuberculosis. Her mother worked as a seamstress/tailor on the Air force base at the NCO club where she met Michelle's father. Michelle had moved from Tucson to Okinawa and then to Nellis in 1972. She would spend most of her childhood in North Las Vegas for more than 30 years. She speaks on her experience being in an air force family and moving from base to base as well as her fond memories of Las Vegas before casinos were built.

Person

Photograph of Jake Friedman and Dan Dailey during the filming of "Meet Me in Las Vegas," Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956

Date

1955 to 1956

Description

Typed description on back of photograph: "WELCOME… to Las Vegas. On location at the famed desert resort, Dan Dailey gets a warm welcome from Jake Friedman, proprietor of the internationally known Sands Hotel. "Meet Me in Las Vegas" is M-G-M's colorful invitation to sparkling entertainment, set in the fabulous desert resort with an outstanding cast headed by Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Liliane Montevecchi, Agnes Moorehead, Oscar Karlweis, Lili Darvas, and Paul Henreid. Adding their diversified talents to the CinemaScope musical are guest stars Jerry Colonna, Sammy Davis, Jr., Lena Horne, Frankie Laine, Peter Lorre, Frank Sinatra, the Slate Brothers, and Japanese singing discovery Mitsuko Sawamura. Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn wrote the music, with Joe Pasternak producing and Roy Rowland directing."

Image

Kleven, Cherina, 1958-

Retired City of Las Vegas Assistant Fire Chief Cherina Kleven was born in Taiwan, the fifth of her parents' seven children and the first daughter. The family spoke Taiwanese at home, but once the children started school all instruction was in Mandarin Chinese. Her father was in charge of the motor pool for the U.S. Embassy, and her mother stayed home. In 1970, the family immigrated the U.S. and to Las Vegas, where her father could use his training as an electrician to work with air conditioners. Cherina attended Roy W.

Person

Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00254

Abstract

The Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada (approximately 1940-1988) depicts life and growth in Southern Nevada. The collection documents the growth of Henderson, Nevada through images of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, housing throughout the area, and events. The documentation of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, its activites, personnel, and buildings from 1942 through 1944 is prominent in this collection.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Cyd Charisse and Dan Dailey during the filming of "Meet Me in Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956

Date

1950 to 1956

Description

Publicity photo of Cyd Charisse and Dan Dailey walking outside the Sands Hotel. Typed description provided on the back of the image: "PLACE… in the sun… the desert sun! On location at the fabulous resort Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse enjoy a stroll near the famed Sands Hotel. "Meet Me in Las Vegas" is M-G-M's colorful invitation to sparkling entertainment, set in the fabulous desert resort with an outstanding cast headed by Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Liliane Montevecchi, Agnes Moorehead, Oscar Karlweis, Lili Darvas, and Paul Henreid. Adding their diversified talents to the CinemaScope musical are guest stars Jerry Colonna, Sammy Davis, Jr., Lena Horne, Frankie Laine, Peter Lorre, Frank Sinatra, the Slate Brothers, and Japanese singing discovery Mitsuko Sawamura. Nicholas Brodszky and Sammy Cahn wrote the music, with Joe Pasternak producing and Roy Rowland directing."

Image