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New Year's Day menu, Tuesday, January 1, 1884, Sweet's Hotel

Date

1884-01-01

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Cards and wine lists furnished by waiters. Cover illustration shows Cupid-like figure with horns, tail and wings, pulling an arrow back on a bow Restaurant: Sweet's Hotel Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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Report on projected cost of water at Las Vegas for year 1930, February 4, 1930

Date

1930-02-04

Archival Collection

Description

Summary of the cost of water for the railroad and the water company in Las Vegas in 1930

Text

"Extreme Beam" searchlight at Stardust for New Years countdown: video, 1999 December 31

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

News segment with TV anchor Pete Ferryman on the "Extreme Beam" at the Stardust Hotel/Casino. Heralded as the largest searchlight in the world for the New Years Countdown 2000 in Las Vegas; and for a marketing element for the Wayne Newton Show at the Stardust. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 013

Archival Component

Willie LeRoy McGonagill with his wife Lois, and his daughters Naomi Olney, age three years old (left) and Irma Blanche, one year old, approximately 1891

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00246
Collection Name: Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada: "Regional Transportation Plan Fiscal Years 2004-2025," "Transportation Improvement Program Fiscal Years 2004-2006", 2003 August 14

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00648
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 08

Archival Component

Renee Gibson, postmistress of the Beatty Post Office for many years, Beatty: photographic print

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Renee Gibson, for many years the postmistress of the Beatty Post Office, Beatty, Nevada, 1950s. Looking north down Main Street from site of the new post office, built during the 1950s. From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.E. Lemmon Family

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New Years Eve firework celebration at the Stardust: video, 2003 February 25

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Special "Global Noon Hour" segment on Las Vegas, specifically the Stardust Hotel. Begins with the host asking Jim Seagrave (Vice President of Operations) questions about the hotel/casino inside the casino. Seagrave gives some history to the hotel, and talks about how much it has grown and changed. He speaks about the "Lido" being the longest running show until it closed at 1991, and also discusses their location on the Strip being an exciting place to be at the moment with Steve Wynn's new project being constructed. They talk about about new features, including themed slot machines and million-dollar jackpots.The host then speaks with a Stardust dealer who walks through various games, including craps and blackjack. He speaks with a pit boss, who explains what they do and a bit about the Stardust player's club. They visit the Stardust Race and Sports Book, and discuss how it works and which sports are most popular. The next segment the host speaks with the general manager and hosts of William B's, a fine dining establishment. The host speaks with a waiter who has been with the restaurant since 1963, and he shares celebrities who have dined at the restaurant over the years. The final segment of the show takes a look inside some of the hotel's high-roller suites and the amenities that they include. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 049

Archival Component

Martin Block's Silver Jubilee Year Sands Hotel event records

Date

1958

Description

Series XVII. Hotel and Casino Promotional Events

Mixed Content

Governor Richard Bryan and representatives of the Clark County Mother of the Year Awards Committee: photographic print

Date

1984

Description

From the Fedora Bontempi Simpkin Photograph Collection (PH-00239). Governor Richard Bryan congratulates representative of the Clark County Mother of the Year Awards Committee for their dedicated public service during the past 15 year. From left to right is Dottie Price, Ruth Lee Cooper, Marie Ripps, Chairman/Coordinator Fedora Bontempi Simpkin, and Gwen Weekes Rahner in 1984.

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Angles-n-Curves New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1999-05-08

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Angles-n-Curves (aka Angles); Angles -n- Lace; and Lace), 4633 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. New Year's eve celebration, Dec. 21, 1994.

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