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Photograph of Floyd Rockwell and others, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Floyd Rockwell and another person on a burro with two unidentified women at the front and back of the donkey.

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Photograph of Milton Berle and others, Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

An image of actors Milton Berle (left) and Howard Keel (standing, center) with two unidentified women.

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Photograph of Dorothy speaking at Soroptimists International Club meeting, Kingman (Ariz.), October 1, 1966

Date

1966-10-01

Description

Dorothy Dorothy stands at a podium, smiling for a picture. She is a guest banquet speaker at the Soroptimists Club (volunteer service organization to improve the lives of women and girls around the world). District I Meeting took place Oct. 1, 1966 in Kingman, Arizona. Lenore Jordan was the Director of the club.

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Photograph of a mule drawn buggy in the Helldorado parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950

Date

1934 to 1950

Description

Two women in frontier clothing sit in a covered wagon pulled by mules during the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of passengers on boat on Lake Mead, circa late 1935-1950

Date

1935 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

A shot of three young women on the front of a power boat at the lower Canyon area of Lake Mead.

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Photograph of Jo Gonzales and Ruby Duncan, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 19, 1977

Date

1977-06-19

Description

Left to right: Jo Gonzales and Ruby Duncan, newly-elected delegates to the National Conference in Houston attending the Nevada Women's Conference on June 19, 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Transcript of interview with Betty Bunch by Joyce Marshall, January 9, 1996, February 7, 1996, & February 13, 2002

Date

1996-01-09
1996-02-07
2002-02-13

Description

Betty [Rosenthal] Bunch began dancing as a child. By the time she was nine years old she decided she would have a dancing career. At 18 years she began to work in stock theatre productions. Within a short time, she had joined the Moro-Landis dancers. She landed her first job in Las Vegas in 1956 at the Sahara Hotel as part of the opening line for Donald O'Connor. Following the Sahara, she worked as a dancer at the Riveria, and then returned to the Moulin Rouge in Hollywood. In 1961 while vacationing in Las Vegas, she landed a job dancing at the Dunes. She continued to dance, sing and do comedy until after the birth of her second child. At that time, she retired from the Las Vegas showroom, but not from show business. Her involvement in both film and stage has remained rich and varied. This interview focuses on the time Betty spent performing on the Las Vegas strip, including her long involvement with the acclaimed afternoon show Bottoms Up. The interview provides information on workin

Text

Photographs of dancers from Donn Arden productions, 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Thirteen snapshots of showgirls from Donn Arden productions. Neither the women nor the shows are identified.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Alma Whitney by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1996

Date

1996-03-03

Description

Part of an interview with Alma Whitney by Claytee White on March 3, 1996. Whitney describes her experiences as a maid and discrimination in her job.

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