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Transcript of interview with Dolly Kelepecz by Claytee D. White, April 29, 2009

Date

2009-04-29

Description

Dolly Kelepecz loves dance. Her entire life has been filled with the joy of movement. In this interview, Dolly begins with her life growing up in Covina, California and traveling with the Los Angeles Ballet Society as a young dancer. Eventually her career opportunities would have her traverse the globe as a dancer and as a circus entertainer. Her Las Vegas roots took hold in the mid-1970s when she was hired as a dancer in the Bluebells at a 19-year-old. She provides details of being a Las Vegas showgirl, crossing paths with Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, working with Fluff LeCoque, and becoming a dancer in Stardust's Lido show. Today Dolly is an instructor at UNLV, an important part of her legacy is working with young people. She also explains how she was integral in bringing Pilates to the valley, which continues to be a thriving studio here.

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Photograph of White Rock Spring at the Nevada Test Site, post-1960

Date

1960 to 1970

Description

White Rock Spring on the Nevada Test Site. [Caption in N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News n. d. p. 8]

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "White Rock Springs - Oasis on the Test Site"

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Nevada Test Site, image 004: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Nevada Test Site (Miscellaneous). Cabin. Typewritten on photo sleeve: [Cabin at Nevada Test Site.]

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Nevada Test Site, image 005: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Nevada Test Site (Miscellaneous). Scene at the Nevada Test Site. Typewritten on photo sleeve: [Scene at Nevada Test Site.]

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President Harry Truman: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

President Harry S. Truman. (Portrait photo by US Army Signal Corps.) Hand written on photo sleeve: President Harry S. Truman. Portrait photo by U. S. Army Signal Corps Photographer.

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Various antiquities, image 001: photographic print

Date

1970-12-09

Description

Petroglyphs. Typewritten on photo sleeve: [Cat Canyon, N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News, December 17, 1965, p. 1]

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Various antiquities, image 002: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Arrowheads. Typewritten on photo sleeve: [Arrowheads found by Tom Dillworth on Nevada Test Site.] [N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News p.5]

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Various antiquities, image 003: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Metate and Mano. Typewritten on photo sleeve: "The Indians used these stones to grind all kinds of wild seeds; sometimes they used them to make meal of the pine nuts. The metate (large stone) is 18 inches across. The mano, or hand stone, is a heavy rock. Both have been worn smooth by use." N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News]

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Various antiquities, image 004: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Pottery. Typewritten on photo sleeve: "Indian artifacts found at NTS. The complete Paiute brownware bowl is a rare find because the Paiutes were not expert craftsmen and their crude pottery did not stand up under exposure. The Paiutes were too busy trying to eke out the means of life in this hard land to become artisans. The other two bowls, which were found broken, are unusual because the bottoms are relatively flat, particularly the bowl on the left. The two rocks were used as grinding stones, the pot sherds show evidence of more refined pottery making and probably are fragments of trading pieces from other tribes." Caption in N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News n. d. p. 8]

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Cabin at Cane Springs, image 001: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Cane Springs, NV. Cabin under willow tree. Typewritten on photo sleeve: [Cabin built under Willow Tree at Cane Springs] [N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News n. d. p. 4]

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