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Postcard of Charleston Lodge, Mount Charleston (Nev.), 1920-1940
Date
1920 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photographic postcard of the Charleston Lodge and Charleston Park. Written inscription on front of postcard: "Charleston Lodge - Charleston Park. New Road, 40 MI. From Las Vegas Nevada. ALT 8500. 318 Oakes"
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Photograph of Jay Sarno on the set of "Diamonds Are Forever," 1971
Date
1971
Archival Collection
Description
Jay Sarno in costume with two unidentified men on the set of the 1971 motion picture "Diamonds Are Forever." Sarno had a brief role in the film, which was shot, in part, at Sarno's Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Asher Rahav and Victor Bennahum in the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, October 1962
Date
1962-10
Archival Collection
Description
Asher Rahav (Israel Government Tourist Office Beverly Hills), Victor Bennahum (Israel Government Tourist Office New York City), and an unknown man in the Emerald Room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Death Valley Scotty at a bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1954
Date
1934 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Walter E. Scott, also known as "Death Valley Scotty," smokes a cigar at a bar while talking to an unidentified woman. An unidentified man sits to the right. The location is unidentified but probably Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of stagecoach with passengers in the desert, Searchlight (Nev.), 1910-1930
Date
1910 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Wagonload of men on the road in the desert of Nevada. Traveling from Searchlight to Nipton. Seven men ride atop the stage coach and three more are visible inside it. The coach is pulled by horses of different colors.
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Photograph of Donn Arden and others at dancers' rehearsals, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s-1970s
Date
1960 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Donn Arden, left, supervising a dancers' rehearsal at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Producer Frank Sennes stands right of Arden while choreographer Joyce Roberts and Larry Maldonado are right.
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Photograph of Debbie Reynolds and others, Las Vegas, circa 1955
Date
1954 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Debbie Reynolds (seated, left) and Eddie Fisher (seated, right), greet Mickey Rooney (far right) at the Dunes Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing directly behind Eddie Fisher is Elizabeth Taylor.
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Photograph of "Uncle Dick"Wooton, circa late 1800s
Date
1860 to 1893
Archival Collection
Description
Richens Lacy "Uncle Dick" Wootton, mountain man, trapper and guide. He drove 9,000 head of sheep from New Mexico to California, crossing Nevada along the Humboldt River route in 1852.
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Photograph of Nat King Cole and Pepe Ludmir at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, October 1962
Date
1962-10
Archival Collection
Description
Nat King Cole (left) and Pepe Ludmir (right). Pepe was top DJ for Radio Panamericana TV in Lima, Peru. This picture was taken in Nat King Cole's dressing room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Film transparency of the upstream face of Hoover Dam, February 27, 1935
Date
1935-02-27
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "Upstream face of the dam as seen from portal of construction tunnel on Nevada side of Black Canyon." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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