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Photograph of Harold Stocker with his family, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1903

Date

1903-07-28

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Clarence Stocker, Mayme Stocker, Harold Stocker (3 years old), Lester Stocker, and Aunt Hattie (Harold's father's oldest sister) in Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Photographs of cast members from "Lido de Paris," produced by Donn Arden at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1958-1959

Date

1958 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Seven photographs of cast members from "Lido de Paris," produced by Donn Arden at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. Photos show performers posing in costume, during rehearsal, at a New Year's Eve party and in informal settings.

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14th Anniversary Issue of the Sands Times from the Sands Hotel and Casino, December 1966

Date

1966-12

Description

The 14th anniversary issue of the Sands Times magazine from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Articles written in the magazine describe various events held at the Sands, entertainment news, and celebrity appearances.

Mixed Content

Photograph of Leonard Firestone and James Cashman, Las Vegas, July 30, 1946

Date

1946-07-30

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Fifteen year pin to Firestone by Cashman." Autograph on the front of the image reads: "To Jim Cashman with kindest personal regards - Leonard V. Firestone. July 30, 1946."

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Photograph of Sam Jones in Williamsville, Nevada, May 13, 1931

Date

1931-05-13

Description

A black and white image of 75-year-old Sam Jones by a tent in Williamsville (known to the residents as Ragtown), a makeshift community created near Black Canyon as construction began on the Hoover Dam.

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Photograph of Thomas C. Wilson, location unknown, circa 1964

Date

1962 to 1966

Description

Thomas C. Wilson, co-founder of Nevada Day which was started in 1938. Behind him is a sign that says "All for our country, 100 years, Centennial of the state of Nevada, 1864-1964".

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11th Anniversary Issue of the Sands Times magazine from the Sands Hotel and Casino, December 1963

Date

1963-12

Description

The 11th anniversary issue of the Sands Times from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlines in the magazine include: "If It Happens in Vegas It's Usually at the Exciting Sands Hotel", "Sands Casino Execs - The Friendliest", "Hosts in Las Vegas!", "New Faces in Sands Family of Stars", "Sands - Grounds for Marriage", "Sands is Convention Executive Center", "Sands Conventions", and "Sands Guests".

Mixed Content

The "Rat Pack" performing at the Four Chaplains Memorial, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 7, 1960

Date

1960-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Dean Martin on stage during the Four Chaplains Memorial Jack Entratter and the Sands put on at the Convention Center on Four Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.); Sands Hotel and Casino

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The "Rat Pack" performing at the Four Chaplains Memorial, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 7, 1960

Date

1960-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, and Dean Martin on stage during the Four Chaplains Memorial Jack Entratter and the Sands put on at the Convention Center on Four Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

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Film transparency of men distributing water in Boulder City, Nevada, May 13, 1931

Date

1931-05-13

Description

A black and image image of four men, including a 75-year-old identified as Sam Jones, distributing water in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.

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