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Raya Meron oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Raya Meron conducted by Claytee D. White on July 14, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Meron discusses her upbringing in Israel, moving to Istanbul with her husband, and immigrating to Canada after their divorce. Meron also talks about her career as a showgirl in Las Vegas, Nevada, including being in the Vive les Girls road show in 1965. She then discusses her involvement in helping Cambodian refugees.
Archival Collection
Advertisement for Donn Arden's Jubilee! at MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1980s
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10" x 5 1/4" advertisement printed on 8" x 10" glossy photo paper; photograph of a showgirl in an elaborate headdress and the words "Donn Arden's Jubilee! MGM Grand Hotel." A sticker in the lower right hand corner reads: "The Geary Company/Advertising 2139 Industrial Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 (702) 386-0315."
Show Name: Jubilee!
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Mary Leo oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Leo conducted by Rafael Reyes-Spindola on February 27, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mary Susanne Kaime Leo moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952. In the interview, Leo discusses community interactions during her childhood, as well as her employment with the Tropicana Las Vegas and the Riviera Hotel & Casino in the restaurant and sales departments. She also discusses the lifestyles of showgirls she interacted with.
Archival Collection
An Interview with Judith Lee Johnson Jones
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Oral history interview with Judith Lee Johnson Jones conducted by Claytee D. White on February 22, 2007 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Johnson Jones discusses winning a contest that allowed her to be a showgirl at the Sands Hotel and Casino when she was seventeen, receiving a college degree in Houston, Texas, and performing in the Elvis movie “Viva Las Vegas.” She also talks about her twenty-nine-year career in education.
Archival Collection
Casino Diaries, "Super Sunday," The Discovery Channel, 2001
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Additional information from donor: Stories about the Super Bowl, a gambler, and a showgirl.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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