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Costume design drawing, Spanish dance couples, Las Vegas, circa 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Show Name: Casino de Paris
Performance Name: Finale
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Costume design drawing, mini-skirt costumes with black and white paisley tops, Las Vegas, 1967
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Archival Collection
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Show Name: Mad, Mod World
Performance Name: Finale
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
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Males in white military-like costumes for Pzazz! 67, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing
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Archival Collection
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Hand written next to the male figure on the left: "242, 9 male dancers." Hand written next to the male figure on the right: "243, 9 male singers."
Costume Details: Two male performers wearing gold and white military-like costumes. On the left, the male dancer is wearing a short white jacket complete with golden designs, gloves, and fringed shoulder pads. For bottoms , the male is sporting white pants decorated with gold patterns across the thighs and a matching gold belt and pair of boots. He is also wearing a white, gold-lined cape and matching hat that has a yellow feather sticking out of the top of it. On the right is the design for the male singer, whose costume looks almost alike to the dancer, except for a few minor adjustments. For the singer, he is wearing white pants with a thigh high slit down the side, no gloves, and a matching white and gold hat with a feather sticking out of the top of it.
Show Name: Pzazz! 67
Performance Name: Salute to Beau Geste
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Interview with Donald E. English, March 25, 2004
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Archival Collection
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Karl Carsony Papers
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The Karl Carsony Papers (1918-2011) are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and artifacts representing Karl (Schrom) Carsony's acrobatic career and personal life. The bulk of the materials in this collection date from approximately the early 1950s through the late 1970s. The materials also include vacation photographs of Karl (Schrom) Carsony and his wife, Margot Meyers. The materials also include promotional photographs, posters, and fliers for the Carsony Brothers, which was an acrobatic show consisting of Karl Carsony and his twin brothers, Joe and Bert Schrom.
Archival Collection
Sands Hotel Public Relations Records
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The Sands Hotel Public Relations Records document the history of the Las Vegas casino and hotel from 1952 to 1977. It is comprised primarily of photographs, mostly 8x10 black-and-white prints, color prints, and transparencies. Most were produced by the Las Vegas News Bureau. Also included are newspaper clippings, brochures, press releases, and inter-office memos relating to the advertising and promotion department. Materials also include reels of 16mm film of the Sands opening, various shows and events including Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin's "Summit Meeting" performances with the Rat Pack, and footage from various television productions filmed at the Sands.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with David Wasserman by Barbara Tabach, October 21, 2016
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Archival Collection
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For nearly two decades between 1950 and 1970, only one dentist of Jewish ancestry was known to be licensed to practice in Nevada. That was Dr. Joe Chenin. Finally, in 1971, the steadfast and easy mannered Dr. David R. Wasserman (1944 - ) broke through the barrier to become the second Jewish dentist serving the Las Vegas community. Over the following years, Dr. Wasserman built a sizeable following and immersed himself in the Jewish community of Las Vegas. Among his achievements is his participation and leadership in the formation of Las Vegas’ first Reform Jewish synagogue, Congregation Ner Tamid. He also would be active in the Jewish Federation. In 1992, as the HIV-AIDS epidemic affected dental offices throughout the nation, Dr. Wasserman saw an opportunity to get ahead of the infection. With the help of his wife Juanita Davis-Wasserman and his father-in-law Warren Davis, he developed, patented, manufactured and distributed a disposable tip for a treatment instrument commonly found in dental offices called a tri-syringe. This disposable tip brought sanitary options and great financial fortune to Dr. Wasserman and his family. In this oral history, Dr. Wasserman reflects on his joy of living in Las Vegas. He is a highly regarded dentist and leader in the Jewish community.
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Transcript of interview with Anne Kellogg by Suzanne Becker, July 25, 2007
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Archival Collection
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Anne Kellogg's paternal family came to Las Vegas in the 1950s. Then in the late 1960s, her mother arrived to teach school. After her parents married, they set up their first home in John S. Park neighborhood and whenever they moved to a larger house it was within the John S. Park neighborhood. And her father's business office was always nearby. Childhood memories include John S. Park Elementary School being a "hub" for all the neighborhood children no matter where they attended school. There was jumping on the Schofield's trampoline, roller-skating to Odyssey Records, and using Strip hotel tennis courts to practice her game. The Strip was not important in daily life, but if she got good grades, she got to play the Midway at Circus Circus Casino. As an adult, Anne still sees John S. Park as a nice neighborhood that holds an important spot in Las Vegas history. In addition, she offers thoughts on the so-called Manhattanization of Las Vegas, Downtown rehab and the birth of the Arts District, and about retail and being a business owner in the community.
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Transcript of interview with Pat Merl by Claytee White, October 9 & 28, 2008
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Archival Collection
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Patricia 'Pat' Merl plans for college did not materialized after graduation from a New Jersey high school in the late 1960s. Instead she took a receptionist job. The by the age of 19, it was her interest in dance classes that would lead her to audition to be a professional dancer for the Rockettes of Radio City Music Hall fame. Her days and weeks were filled with rigorous rehearsals and performances, but it was also an exciting time for a young and spirited girl. A side trip to Las Vegas in 1971 during her first ever vacation opened her to a new world of possibilities for a professional dancer. So without a job, she decides to remain in Las Vegas and explore the options. It became the beginning of a wide and varied career in the live entertainment industry. Pat's dancing resume includes working in many of the Las Vegas chorus lines of the 1970s, provides a flavor of what the work was like then and how it changed during the era. She includes the story of Frank Rosenthal and
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