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Tales of Las Vegas, 1924

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas High School Tales of Las Vegas Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00030
Collection Name: Las Vegas High School Tales of Las Vegas Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-001

Archival Component

Photograph of hotel room, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

Date

1960 (year approximate)

Description

Interior view of room at El Rancho Vegas. Site Name: El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of hotel room, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

Date

1960 (year approximate)

Description

Interior view of room at El Rancho Vegas. Site Name: El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Greenspun School of Communication Diploma Ceremony program

Date

1995-05-13

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

Text

Photograph of people at Hughes Executive Terminal, Las Vegas, 1972

Date

1972

Description

Description provided with image: "Temporary customs operation set up at Hughes Executive Terminal in Las Vegas In San Francisco by Scandinavian Airlines to process foreign passengers from 128 countries, here to attend the American Mining Congress. Las Vegas was designated an International Port of Entry in 1972.

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Las Vegas Rotary Club Records

Identifier

MS-00710

Abstract

The Las Vegas Rotary Club Records (1981-2022) contain award certificates, club directories and rosters, Las Vegas Rotary publications, commemorative material including a 20-foot by 34-foot velvet curtain. The collection also contains plastic and metal Rotary Club signs from across the United States and international locations, material from a Rotary Club in Africa, and a digital video segment made in 2013 about the history of the Las Vegas Rotary.

Archival Collection

Pzazz! 68, Las Vegas, Nevada: newspaper clippings

Date

1968

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph showing a scrapbook page composed of newspaper clippings that refer to the show Pzazz! 68 in Las Vegas. Transcribed onto the top newspaper clipping: " 'High Stepping, Leggy Salute to one of Hollywood's greatest films, Beau Geste,' is only part of the spectacular musical revue "Pzazz '68" at the Desert Inn. The entire stage erupts in Las Vegas' most dazzling production as Frank Sennes and Donn Arden take you on a memorable journey through Hollywood's greatest pictures and stars." Transcribed onto the bottom left newspaper clipping: "A Bubbly Toast - Shriley Kirkes, lead dancer in the Desert Inn's "Pzazz '68" musical spectacular, pours some Champaign for dancers Kathy Kneib, left, and Bonnie Palma for a victory toast to the cast project entry "Pzazz '68" in the Stardust 7-11 off-road dune buggy race. The entire cast spent many months in the building and preparation of the buggy." Transcribed onto the bottom right newspaper clipping: "Extravaganza-Musical production "Pzazz '68" in the Desert Inn Hotel's showroom pays tribute to some of Hollywood's great motion pictures and stars in lavish scenes. This one, in the Mirrored Ballroom, is part of the beautiful 'Astaire Time-A Tribute to Fred.' "
Show Name: Pzazz! 68

Mixed Content

Photograph of Reed Whipple, Las Vegas, 1980

Date

1980

Description

A picture of Reed Whipple, a prominent Las Vegas resident and founder of the Reed Whipple Cultural Center.

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Sean Clark Collection of Las Vegas Entertainment Ephemera

Identifier

MS-01104

Abstract

The Sean Clark Collection of Las Vegas Entertainment Ephemera (approximately 1940-2004) contains a variety of material relating to different eras of Las Vegas, Nevada entertainment. Included in the collection are newspapers about the 2004 re-release of Howard Hughes' "Two Arabian Nights" film, and draft articles about 1960s entertainment leaders Jack Entratter and George Sidney. Also included in the collection are original photographs of Corinne Sidney with Jack Entratter and others in the 1960s, and Sidney's father's political advertisements that show her as a young girl. A newspaper clipping about Edthye and Lloyd Katz, a 1979 ShoWest award to the couple, and a Huntridge Theater poster document the couple's work in the entertainment industry in the 1960s and 1970s.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Wash Regional Trail at Cheyenne Peaking Basin in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-11-27

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Alexander Road and Cheyenne Avenue.

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