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Letters regarding the jazz concert "The Wide Wild World of Jazz," Las Vegas, November 27, 1965
Date
1965-11-27
Archival Collection
Description
A series of letters regarding "The Wide Wild World of Jazz," a concert held at the Sands Hotel Convention Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. The correspondence includes information about the 22-piece orchestra, conducted by Raoul Romero, the various guest artists, and information regarding the charity, the Clark County Association for Retarded Children. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
Report by Al Freeman announcing the opening of the Aqueduct at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, April 12, 1963
Date
1963-04-12
Archival Collection
Description
A report by Al Freeman announcing the opening of the new building called the Aqueduct, the then new 83 room and suite building located at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report overviews the size, cost, furnishings, designers, and architects. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
Newsletter, "The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly: management ideas for key executives," August 1963, Volume 71, Number 845
Date
1963-08
Archival Collection
Description
Volume 71, number 845, of the publication "The Hotel/Motor Hotel Monthly" that includes an article titled "How $4,000 Rooms Help Attract Business." The article examines the opening of the Aqueduct, the new 83 room and suite building, located at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The article focuses on the cost, rich craftsmanship, and design of the rooms and suites. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
Newsletter, "Forest Hard Board News," September 1963
Date
1963-09
Archival Collection
Description
Volume 15, number 9, of the publication "Forest Hard Board News" that includes an article titled "Burlite Enriches Plush Hotel." The article examines the high costs of the Aqueduct, the new 83 room and suite building at the Sands Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The article also focuses on the use of Forest Burlite in the rooms. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
Photograph album 1, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935
Date
1905 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph album of Walter Bracken and early Las Vegas.
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Photograph album 1, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 1
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Photograph of the first post office in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905.
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Photograph album 1, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 3
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Photograph in upper left corner identified as Irv Armstrong, 1907. Photograph in lower left corner identified as on the Colorado River, 1907. Photograph in upper right corner identified as Eldorado Cañon, 1907.
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