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Photographs of Bally's signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002

Date

2002

Description

Photos show Bally's signs at night and during the day. Two surveys were conducted to gather information about this sign. One was conducted in 2002 and one was conducted in 2017. PDFs are available for both surveys. See the 2017 survey PDF for additional information that is not included in the object description.
Site name: Bally's Las Vegas
Site address: 3645 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Park Place Entertainment
Sign form: Pylon; Fascia; Porte-cochère
Sign - type of display: Neon; Incandescent; Backlit
Sign - media: Steel; Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Graphics; Paint
Sign animation: Chasing, flashing, oscillating
Surveyor: Joshua Cannaday
Survey - date completed: 2002
Sign keywords: Chasing; Flashing; Oscillating; Pylon; Fascia; Porte-cochère; Neon; Incandescent; Backlit; Steel; Plastic; Paint; Graphics

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Photograph of Harold Hind and Betty Hind seated at a table with others, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948

Date

1948 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Harold Hind and his wife, Betty Hind, seated around a large table with others, probably at the Thunderbird Hotel, which opened on September 2, 1948. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photographs of Lido production "Avec Plaisir," Paris (FRA), 1959

Date

1959

Archival Collection

Description

Eight photographs from "Avec Plaisir" a Lido (Paris) production staged by Donn Arden, 1959. These are from a scene entitled "Au Temps des Tzars." Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photographs of Lido production "Rhapsodie Ecossaise," Paris (FRA), 1959

Date

1959

Archival Collection

Description

Five photos from the Donn Arden staged production "Rhapsodie Ecossaise," a show held at the Lido in Paris, France. Pictured is a scene from "Avec Plaisir." Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photographs of Lido production "Avec Plaisir," Paris (FRA), 1959

Date

1959

Archival Collection

Description

Two photos from "Lido Circus," a scene in the stage production "Avec Plaisir" held at the Lido in Paris, France. "Avec Plaisir" was staged by Donn Arden. Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photographs of Lido production at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Three photographs of dancers in the Lido at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was staged by Donn Arden. Credit for creating the images goes to David Workman Photography. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Ken Frejlach oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02468

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ken Frejlach conducted by Chuck Williams on January 21, 2015 for the Friends of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada Oral History Project. Frejlach begins the interview by talking about his family life and how they started working on Oliver Ranch near Blue Diamond, Nevada. He describes their duties while working and the Carole Lombard plane crash site. Frejlach also talks about his mother's medical illness. He talks about his move the town of Blue Diamond, and describes his time there attending school. Lastly, he speaks more about the Oliver Ranch property.

Archival Collection

Roberts, Harley

Harley Roberts was a security guard on the Nevada Test Site in southern Nevada during the fateful "Baneberry" test in 1970. He, along with William Nunamaker, stayed at their positions on the site while others evacuated. Roberts was also one of the 300 or so workers who developed complications, including cancer, after being exposed to the radioactive fallout. Roberts filed suit against the United States government in 1972 along with Nunamaker, also alleging that his leukemia was caused by radiaoactive fallout. Harley Roberts died in 1974.

Person

Hôtel Bellevue, menu, May 21, 1883

Date

1883-05-21

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Handwritten menu. Features illustrations of the hotel and various local sites. Various advertisements in German are on the back of the menu Menu insert: Advertisements Restaurant: Hôtel Bellevue Location: Aachen, Germany

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Architectural drawing of addition, Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), plot plan and notes, March 18, 1960

Date

1960-03-18

Description

Partial plot plan and parking plan for the renovation of the Sahara. Includes bumper and concrete curb details, and notes on the plot and parking plans, roofing, and on building waste drains and sewer. Printed on onion skin.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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