Essie Shelton Jacobs (Essie Jean Shelton) was born in Fordyce, Arkansas on July, 11, 1925. Jacobs arrived in Las Vegas 1963 and worked in housekeeping at Aladdin Hotel for twenty-three years. Active in the Culinary Union, she worked as a supervisor and shop steward.
From the Elizabeth Harrington Photograph Collection (PH-00291). Inscription with image reads: "Interior First State Bank - Built in 1906. Notice cuspidors and grandfather clock. Only bank in Las Vegas. 1925." - E(lizabeth) Harrington (Photo 1925).