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Photograph of Marla Letizia, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 02, 2017

Date

2017-03-02

Description

Longtime Las Vegas resident and Jewish community member Marla Letizia is interviewed at home for Jewish Family services.

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Photograph of women at luncheons, circa 1945-1950s

Date

1945 to 1959

Description

A luncheon, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: Ruth Ferron, Clara Breeze, ?, Delphine "Mom" Squires, ?, Lola Woodbury (standing), Jean Boggs, Veronica Harmon, Florence Murphy, ?, ?, ?, Orion Sims (standing), Phyllis "Phy" Cherry, Juanita Gusewelle, Leah Cashman, Mel Marledge, and Anna Fayle.

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Photograph of Ed Von Tobel, Sr. on a trip to Cuba, February, 1940

Date

1940-02

Description

Ed Von Tobel, Sr. loved to travel. Here he is shown on a trip to Cuba. Number one marked on the photograph is Otto Kimball, Nevada pioneer and early-day Las Vegas insurance agent and realtor. Number 2 is Ed Von Tobel, Sr. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.

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Photograph of David and Heidi Straus, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 14, 2016

Date

2016-07-14

Description

David and Heidi Straus pose in the "House of Straus," at 409 Rosemary Lane in Las Vegas. David's mother, Joyce Straus, was a prominent Las Vegas artist, whose eclectic style and commitment to art education made her home/art studio a local feature. Heidi's father Jay Sarno, founded Caesars Palace and Circus Circus. The couple are hoping to continue Joyce's legacy through the Joyce Straus Foundation.

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Photograph of David and Heidi Straus, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 14, 2016

Date

2016-07-14

Description

David and Heidi Straus pose in the "House of Straus," at 409 Rosemary Lane in Las Vegas. David's mother, Joyce Straus, was a prominent Las Vegas artist, whose eclectic style and commitment to art education made her home/art studio a local feature. Heidi's father Jay Sarno, founded Caesars Palace and Circus Circus. The couple are hoping to continue Joyce's legacy through the Joyce Straus Foundation.

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

Date

1977

Description

Showgirls wearing beaded bikinis and large feathered headdresses perform with two female singers wearing gowns and tiaras in a production number from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, 1959

Date

1959

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes wave good-bye prior to their departure on a tour to Idaho during the summer of 1959. In the foreground and shaking hands are Mayor Oran Gragson (center foreground, left) and Evelyn Stuckey (center foreground, right), director of the group. They are all standing in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of people boarding Bonanza Air Craft, Las Vegas, circa 1945-1950s

Date

1945 to 1959

Description

A group of women departing on a Bonanza Air Craft from McCarron International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: Alta Ham, Juanita Gusewelle, Delphine "Mom" Squires, Florence Murphy, Phyllis "Phyl" Cherry, Ruth Ferron, Mal Morledge, Lola Woodbury, Leah Cashman, ?, Clara Breeze, Jean Boggs, and Anna Fayle.

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Photograph of Veterans at Horace Wilson's home, Las Vegas, September 1963

Date

1963-09

Description

Description given with photograph: "Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary members at Horace Wilson's home in Las Vegas, Nevada September 1963. Front row left to right: Glenna Wilson, Mabel Jernander, Florence Boyer. Back row from left to right: Royella Whitenton, Horace Wilson, Helen Everett, Percy Odett Jr., Rose Odett, and C. C. Boyer."

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Photograph of performers in a Rococo period scene from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date

1977

Description

Female and male performers in Rococo period costumes in a scene from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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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