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Photograph of the Helldorado Committee, Las Vegas, circa mid 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a burro pack train, circa 1880s-1890s
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Gail S. McQuary by Joanne L. Goodwin, April 14, 1997, May 25, 1997, & May 28, 1997
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Archival Collection
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Interviewed by Joanne L. Goodwin. Gail Spaulding (Jaros) was born on October 16, 1937, in Cicero, Illinois. a suburb of Chicago. Both of her parents were in show business. Gail began tap and ballet lessons when she was five years old. She signed as a dancer with Moro-Landis Productions in 1956, and she worked for that company at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the Riverside Hotel and Casino in Reno, and the Beverly Hills Country Club in Covington, Kentucky. Gail was promoted to line captain and did choreography at the Beverly Hills Country Club. She stopped dancing shortly before her daughter was born and worked as a cocktail waitress at the Riverside Hotel and Casino and at the Mapes Hotel in Reno. In 1964 she moved back to Las Vegas, trained in real estate, became general sales manager and corporate broker for Realty Executives in Las Vegas and later worked as an associate with Dyson and Dyson Real Estate in Indian Wells, California.
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National Organization for Women artwork and ephemera, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Zine, artwork, and magazine for the National Organization for Women (NOW).
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Photograph of John Gilbert and Ina Claire, Las Vegas, May 05, 1929
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of showgirls outside of an airplane as celebrities disembark, circa March 1956
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Archival Collection
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Freda Klein Papers
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The Freda Klein Papers (1967-1997) include a detailed biography and personal reflection penned by Klein, as well as a photocopied scrapbook. The scrapbook is comprised of correspondence and newspaper clippings that detail her career with the State of Nevada Employment Security Department and volunteer work with the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Private Industry Council, and Soroptimist International of Henderson, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 10
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Mint (Las Vegas), 1966
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Archival Collection
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The Mint Hotel with its tower nearing completion. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada. Convention Center. 11940. Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook." Also visible is the California Club.
Site Name: Mint Las Vegas
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the casino interior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Crowded interior view of the Las Vegas Club at its original location. Transcribed from original: "The Las Vegas Club has all standard games, and last year put the first turtle derby, at pari mutuel [sic] betting ever staged in Nevada."
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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