Armando Farfan has spent his entire life in and around circuses. In his youth, he was a world class aerialist. Today, he works as the manager and trainer of the "Flying Farfans", a fifth generation, family comprised, aerialist act performing regularly at the Circus-Circus hotel. Farfan was born and raised in Santiago, Chile, where le learned his craft from his father. In 1967, however, tired of traveling for many years with the Ringling Brothers Circus, Farfan moved to Las Vegas to raise his family and to enjoy for the first time, a "normal" life.
Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.
Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.
Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.
Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.