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Simmons, Eva G.
Eva G. Simmons was born in Somerville, Texas December 31, 1938. She grew up in Austin, Texas. Simmons moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. She worked for the Clark County School District, and has an elementary school in North Las Vegas, Nevada named for her. Eva Goins Simmons never imagined moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, but she moved here twice: Once briefly in 1957 to be with her sister and then again continuously in 1963 after graduating from University of Texas, Austin and marrying her husband George Simmons.
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Postcard of the International Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1969
Date
1969 to 1971
Archival Collection
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Artist's rendering of the International Hotel. Transcribed from original: "Las Vegas International, Nevada. One is at a loss for words to describe this new $60,000,000 hotel rising up 30 stories above the Las Vegas landscape. It will have the world's largest Casino, Nevada's largest pool, and the world's largest convention facilities for a resort hotel. The main showroom will seat 1600 people for the Dinner Show and 2000 for the Cocktail Show. Copyright Ferris H. Scott, Santa Ana, Calif., Western Resort Publications, 1320 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, Calif." Note: The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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Postcard showing Binion's Horseshoe (Las Vegas), 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Color view of the facade of Binion's Horseshoe. Transcribed from original: "Binion's Horseshoe Club. Downtown Las Vegas. The 'Bright Spot,' on the world's brightest 2 blocks, featuring the largest electric sign in the world. Long famed for 'Fast Action' the HORSESHOE HOTEL & CASINO has 100 guest rooms, 24-hour restaurant, 3 cocktail bars, 'round-the-clock' casino, air curtain and FREE inside parking." Publishing info from original: "'Mirro-Krome' by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. Dist by. Douglas Venable. 920 E. Bonanza Rd., Las Vegas, Nev."
Site Name: Horseshoe Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of Harold Minsky and showgirls, Chicago (Ill.), 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Harold Minsky poses with six showgirls at the Playboy Hotel. The dancers are wearing rhinestone bikini-style costumes and large feathered headdresses. The Knickerbocker has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place
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Architectural drawing of pavilion at Zion National Park, Utah, rear and left side elevations, July 16, 1924
Date
1924-07-16
Description
Rear and left side exterior elevations of pavilion building at Zion National Park, Utah; includes interior office and lobby elevations, counter details, typical wall section and section "D"-"D." Title spelled "Pavillion" on plan. Scale: 1/4" = 1'0". "Dr. by M.B. Tr. by N.H.J.(?)" "File No. 15182-E. Sheet #5, Job #258. 7/16/24." "Recommended for approval, Daniel R. Hull, Landscape Engineer, N.P.S. Approved, Arno B. Cammerer, Acting Director, National Park Service. Date: 8/11/24."
Site Name: Zion National Park (Utah)
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Architectural drawing of additions to pavilion at Zion National Park, Utah, first floor plan, December 12, 1925
Date
1925-12-12
Description
First floor plan for pavilion building at Zion National Park, Utah, including north and south wing addditions. Includes chart of door and window sizes and descriptions. Scale: 1/4" = 1'0". "Dr. by N.D.B." "As constructed. 15782-B. Sheet no. 2. Job no. 348. Date 12/12/25." "Recommended by D.R. Hull per T.C. Unit, Landscape Eng. N.P.S. Approved by Stephen T. Mather, Director, N.P.S." "Rev. 1/11/26, 1/28/26, 2/2/26."
Site Name: Zion National Park (Utah)
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Photograph of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising, "World by Night" at the Fremont Theatre and "Fanny" at the Guild Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
The Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "World by Night" showing at the Fremont Theatre and "Fanny" showing at the Guild Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada 1961. "World by Night" opened in the United States on April 7, 1961. "Fanny" opened in the United States on June 28, 1961. Storefronts for Nettleton Shoe and a jewelry store are also visible. The Fremont Theatre, located at 202 Fremont Street and 3rd Street, was attached to the Fremont Hotel and Casino. It opened in 1947, and was owned by Earle C. Strebe, and operated by George Ingram. The auditorium had a raised stadium section at the rear. It has been closed and demolished. Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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