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Photograph of C. D. Baker and Edgar Bergen, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1966
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William, Prince, grandson of George V, King of Great Britain, 1941-1972
Bio taken from Wiki: "Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom and paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. At the time of his birth he was the fourth in line to the throne and the first Prince of the United Kingdom by birth since 1915. Cambridge and Stanford graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to take over royal duties.
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Williams, Jeanne Maxwell
Jeanne Maxwell Williams was born August 25, 1924 in Scarsdale, New York. Williams married Ed Wilson, son of Charles Wilson, President of General Motors, and left for Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965. Williams worked at The Summa Corporation as a Women’s Events Coordinator. She kept the wives of golfers busy with luncheons featuring speakers like Ann Landers, and David Frost. But soon Williams married Jack Kent Cooke, one-time owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. She moved with him to Virginia where her art career dwindled.
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Las Vegas Art League
Lucille Bruner founded the Las Vegas Art League in 1950 after she moved to the city from Santa Fe, New Mexico. When the City of Las Vegas bought the Twin Lakes Lodge in what is now Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas, Nevada the Las Vegas Art League requested and obtained three buildings in which to teach and display art. The Art League became the Las Vegas Art Museum (LVAM) n 1974.
The Las Vegas Art Museum relocated to the Sahara West Library and Fine Art Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1997. They remained in operation until 2009.
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Transcript of interview with William Brymer by Rob Mullaney, March 9, 1979
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Costume design drawing, Pony Express costume with red tights, spotted-pony print vest, January 28, 1968
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Show Name: Pony Express
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
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