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Slide of the Caesars Palace marquee, Las Vegas, 1969

Date

1969

Archival Collection

Marian Honeycutt Photograph Collection

Description

An unidentified woman standing in front of the marque for the Caesars Palace located at 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada. The left side of the marquee reads: "Little Richard, Betty Walker, Terri Rindaldi; Afternoon fun times 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Breck Wall & Joe Peterson's Bottoms Up." The right side of the marquee reads: "Sinatra; Jose Greco; Nana Lorca; Pat Henry; Stanley Myron Handelman."

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Photograph of showgirls performing in Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date

1977

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records

Description

Showgirls wearing metallic skirts, beaded bras, and tiaras, performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Male dancers in tuxedos can be seen on the stairs behind the women. The number "37781" from the Las Vegas News Bureau is stamped on the back of the photograph.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of Regents, Las Vegas, 1950s - 1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Archival Collection

Archie C. Grant Photograph Collection

Description

A group photo of the Board of Regents at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Seated, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Unidentified; 2) Bonnie Smotony, Secretary; 3) Neil Humphrey, Chancellor; 4) Jacobson; 5) Paul McDermott; 6) Helen Thompson; and 7) A. C. Grant. Standing, the people identified are, from left to right: 1) Dr. Louis Lombardi; 2) Unidentified; 3) William "Bill" Morris; 4) James Bilbray; 5) Mel Steniger; 6) Molly Knudtsen; and 7) Dr. Fred Anderson.

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Photograph of Laura and Curtis Stewart at Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley (Calif.), 1949

Date

1949

Archival Collection

Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection

Description

Married couple Curtis and Laura Stewart pose next to a wooden carriage at the Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley, California. Written on the back of the photograph, "Spring of 1949. Picture taken at Furnace Creek Ranch. To Edith: Two distinguished people, Curtis and Laura Stewart, who visited Death Valley, Spending night at Furnace Creek Ranch. Visited "Scotty's Castle" and later Mrs. Edith Barcus of Goldfield, Nevada."

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Film transparency of Helen Bunker, Mary Syphus, Florence Bishop, Zella Peterson, and Wanda Ball, presumably in Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection

Description

Black and white image of five young women posing for a photo, most likely in Las Vegas, Nevada. The women standing in the top row are Helen Bunker and Mary Syphus, per the handwritten description on the image. The women in the bottom row include Florence Bishop, Zella Peterson, and Wanda Ball. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.

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Governor's Conference on Women Records

MS-00349

Abstract

The collection contains programs, organizational records and reports relating to the Governor's Conference on Women held in March 1989 in Carson City, Nevada.

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Photograph of a women at the U-Wah-Un Study Club, Las Vegas, circa 1930s to 1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection

Description

Description given with photograph: "A group of women at the U-Wah-Un Study Club in Las Vegas, Nevada Ca. 1930s to 1950s. From left to right: Rosalee Burr, Zora Grand, Audrey Hickman, La Verna Whipple, Alice Maret, Arlie Gibson, Jeanetta Ball, Minnie Davison, Ellen Thirah, Mary Hewetson, Myrtle Marble, Virginia Dickerson, Delphine "Mom" Squires, Florence Ellis, W. F. Gilcrest, Louise Peyton, Sam Kuerk, Lottie Wengert, Mrs. Fred Neale, and Francis Farmsworth [or Frances Farnsworth ?]."

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Photograph of Fremont Street from the Union Plaza (Las Vegas), circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Las Vegas News Bureau Photograph Collection

Description

Looking east down Fremont Street from the pool in front of the Union Plaza in the 1970s. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, 25655, Don English, Jim Vorrup, Jerry Abbott, Joe Buck, Gary Angell, Tony King, Milt Palmer, Wolf Wergin, Lee McDonald, Herb Herpolsheimer."
Site Name: Union Plaza
Address: 1 South Main Street

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Frances Farnsworth oral history interview

OH-00562

Abstract

Oral history interview with Frances Farnsworth conducted by an unknown collector on May 27, 1982 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Farnsworth discusses her role as a founding member of the Mesquite Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Farnsworth also discusses how members would go out to the community and recruit women to join the club.

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Liliam Lujan Hickey Papers

MS-00103

Abstract

The Liliam Lujan Hickey Papers (1940-2010) contain assorted newspaper and magazine articles, books, a transcript of her oral history interview, photographs, correspondence, and awards related to education in Nevada. The papers also document her work with the Latin Chamber of Commerce.

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