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Photograph of Jay Sarno riding an elephant outside of Circus Circus casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 21, 1970
Date
1970-03-21
Archival Collection
Description
Jay Sarno rides an elephant outside of Circus Circus casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, as two performers on stilts stand by. The elephant is probably Tanya The Elephant, who performed at Circus Circus. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Aerial photograph of Circus Circus construction site, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1967-1968
Date
1967 to 1968
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Circus Circus construction site looking southwest on the Las Vegas Strip, with outline of the "big top" area at the left (east). The Westward Ho Motel is seen immediately above the site and the Stardust (fifteen rectangular buildings) and Frontier (two "wings") hotels are also seen (to the southwest). Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Arial view of Circus Cirucus under construction, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1968
Date
1968
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of construction of Circus Circus casino, Las Vegas. The casino opened in October 1968; its first hotel tower was added in 1972. The bottom left corner of the photograph reads: "Jay Florian Mitchell, Las Vegas, Nevada." Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Bertha Cooper, Tanya the Elephant, Joyce Sarno and Heidi Sarno at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1971
Date
1971-02
Archival Collection
Description
Bertha Cooper (Joyce Sarno's mother), Joyce Sarno, and Heidi Sarno (age 4) pose with Tanya the Elephant, at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Jay and Joyce Sarno on the back of Tanya the Elephant, Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1971
Date
1971-02
Archival Collection
Description
Jay and Joyce Sarno sitting on the back of Tanya the Elephant at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Joyce and Heidi Sarno with Tanya the Elephant at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1971
Date
1971-02
Archival Collection
Description
Joyce and daughter Heidi Sarno (age 4) with Tanya the Elephant at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Betty Brandwynne, Bertha and Jack Cooper, and Joyce Sarno at the opening costume ball at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1968
Date
1968-10
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Betty Brandwynne, Bertha and Jack Cooper (Joyce Sarno's parents) and Joyce Sarno, all in costume at the opening ball at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Stan Mallin, Herman Sarno, Jay Sarno, and an unidentified man at the opening of Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1968
Date
1968-10
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Stan Mallin (Jay Sarno's business associate), Herman Sarno (Jay Sarno's brother), Jay Sarno, and and unidentified man at the opening of Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Aerial photograph of Circus Circus at night, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1975
Date
1972 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Night view of Circus Circus Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino and "big top" opened in 1968, the hotel tower was added in 1972. Slots-A-Fun Casino, which opened in 1971, is seen immediately to the south (left) of Circus Circus. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of the hotel tower and monorail at Circus Circus, circa 1975
Date
1972 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior view of the first hotel tower addition at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, showing monorail cars. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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