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Photograph of people at a wedding at Hoover Dam, circa 1930s to 1940s
Date
1935 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Wedding of 'Ma' Kennedy, Amy Semple McPherson's mother, at Hoover (Boulder) Dam; Art Ham, Celia Cragin, Veronica and Harley Harmon, Alice Campbell, Myrtle Taylor, stranger in white (?), Delphine Squires, Ernie Cragin."
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Photograph of Squires family members and friends, circa 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
People identified from left to right: C. P. "Pop" Squires, Florence Boyer, Delphine "Mom" Squires, Bobbie Squires (front), Nila Squires (behind Bobbie), Russell Squires, Jimmie Squires (in front of Russell), Herbert Squires, C. C. Boyer, Jim Squires. Photograph was probably taken in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Charlotte Terry, Roxa Terry and Lafeyette ("Lafey") Woods, April 1895
Date
1895-04
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Elbert Edwards' maternal aunts, Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry and Roxa Jane Woods Terry and maternal uncle, Joseph Lafeyette Woods. Handwritten by Elbert Edwards on back of photograph: "Mama gave this to me March 26, 1937. It is Aunt Wolinda [sic] Woods Terry, Aunt Roxa Woods Terry, Uncle Lafey [Lafeyette] Woods. My mother was Maribah Woods. Her other brothers were Carlos, Lyman, James, Lamond, Jasper, Albert and Lafayette."
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Photograph of Louis Prima, Jerry Lewis and others, Las Vegas, May 1965
Date
1969-05
Archival Collection
Description
An image of musicians and entertainers onstage at the Copa Room showroom in the Sands Hotel and Casino. From left to right: jazz musician Louis Prima; entertainers Jerry Lewis, Jackie Heller and Milton Berle; and saxophonist Sam Butera.
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Photograph of Jerry Lewis and Jayne Mansfield during the Sands Hotel's fourth anniversary celebration, Las Vegas, 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Jerry Lewis and Jayne Mansfield on a float in the Sands Hotel pool as part of the Sands Hotel's fourth anniversary celebrations while crowds look on.
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Photograph of Jerry Lewis and Jayne Mansfield during the Sands Hotel's fourth anniversary celebration, Las Vegas, 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Jerry Lewis standing on a float as Jayne Mansfield falls into the pool at the Sands Hotel during the hotel's fourth anniversary celebrations.
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Photograph of Sands Hotel's Food and Beverage Department chefs and managers, Las Vegas, circa 1960s-1970s
Date
1960 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the award-winning Sands Hotel and Casino Food and Beverage staff. From left to right: Mike Uzan, Assistant Executive Chef; Doug Hardy, Food & Beverage Department Manager; Christopher Johns, Executive Chef; John Thacker, Director of Food & Beverage; Ramon Gonzalez, pastry chef.
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Photograph of Jack Entratter and Danny Thomas with the Sands Hotel and Casino anniversary cake, Las Vegas, December 18, 1964
Date
1964-12-18
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Jack Entratter and Danny Thomas in the Copa Room cutting into a large cake to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Sands Hotel and Casino. The cake is in the shape of the newly constructed tower at the hotel. The women in the photograph is unidentified.
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Photograph of Bill Muncey accepting a trophy from Bruno Torti, Las Vegas, November 1960
Date
1960-11
Archival Collection
Description
Hydroplane racing pilot Bill Muncey accepts a Martini & Rossi trophy for the Lake Mead Gold Cup race from Bruno Torti, American representative for Martini & Rossi, November 1960.
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Photograph of exterior of The Aqueduct, Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 1963
Date
1963
Archival Collection
Description
An image of people golfing in front of the Aqueduct at the Sands Hotel and Casino. It was designed by Julius Gabrielle. It was finished in pink and white tile and concrete, was 275 feet in length, three stories tall, and had 83 rooms. There were ten suites averaging 1600 square feet with the furnishings costing $18,000 to $22,000. Several of the suites included a private swimming pool and rent for $115 a day.
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