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Photograph of a woman and cooks at the Last Frontier, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Chef Schneider, Ann Kelsy, and two other unidentified men pose for a photo in front of a buffet table at a 7th anniversary party of the Last Frontier Hotel. Site Name: Last Frontier Village (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Notes on the Empire Crafts organization booking the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, August 9, 1962

Date

1962-08-09

Description

Notes written by General Joe Battley regarding the Empire Crafts booking of the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The notes outline the date, contact person, and number of guests. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Photograph of Ffolliott Charlton, Hollywood (Calif.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Promotional photo of Ffolliott Charlton (also known as Fluff LeCoq). She was a prominent dancer in Donn Arden productions and in Frank Sennes' Moulin Rouge shows in Hollywood, California in the 1950s. Site Name: Moulin Rouge (Hollywood, Calif.)

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Photograph of Paul Steffen dancers, Hollywood (Calif.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A photograph of the Paul Steffen Dancers, taken by Bruno of Hollywood sometime in the 1950s. The Paul Steffen Dancers were a well-known dance troupe, and all appear in costume in this particular photograph. Site Name: Moulin Rouge (Hollywood, Calif.)

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn marquee, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A lighted view of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn marquee featuring the Arden-Fletcher Dancers along with "Edgar Bergen; Vivian Blaine' Les Charlivels; Ray Noble Orchestra." Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Sal Sagev Tavern, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1945-1955

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

View of bar inside Sal Sagev Tavern at 1 Fremont St., Las Vegas, Nevada. Sign above bar reads "We do not serve minors or Indians." Site Name: Sal Sagev Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, late 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Description

Las Vegas Strip from the roof of the Thunderbird, showing the El Rancho Vegas sign and the Sahara in the late 1940s
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: U.S. Rout 91, Las Vegas, NV

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Aerial photograph of the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Aerial view of the El Rancho Vegas resort and surrounding desert in the the Las Vegas Valley in the 1940s. The ground is covered with snow.
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the entrance of the Royal Nevada (Las Vegas), between 1955-1959

Date

1955 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

nighttime view of the front exterior and entrance of the Royal Nevada resort and casino. The Royal Nevada was eventually incorporated into the Stardust Resort and Casino.
Site Name: Royal Nevada
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark with an ice sculpture of himself, Desert Inn, Las Vegas, April 1951

Date

1951-04

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark standing next to an ice sculpture bust of himself at a party celebrating the first anniversary of the Desert Inn's opening. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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