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Photograph of Frankie Lane, Harold Minsky, and Frankie Vaughn, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Pictured left to right: Frankie Lane, Harold Minsky, and Frankie Vaughn at the Dunes Hotel. The Dunes Hotel was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993. Designed by architect Maxwell Starkman, it was the tenth resort to open on the Strip. Bellagio now stands on the former grounds. The Dunes golf course is now occupied by parts of Monte Carlo, New York-New York, City Center, and Cosmopolitan, and T-Mobile Arena. Site Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of Howie Engler, Harold Minsky, and others, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Pictured right to left: Howie Engler, one of the owners of the Dunes hotel; Frankie Lane; Mrs. Frankie Vaughn; Mr. Frankie Vaughn, and Harold Minsky at the Dunes Hotel. The Dunes Hotel was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993. Designed by architect Maxwell Starkman, it was the tenth resort to open on the Strip. Bellagio now stands on the former grounds. The Dunes golf course is now occupied by parts of Monte Carlo, New York-New York, City Center, and Cosmopolitan, and T-Mobile Arena. Site Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of the interior of the Shubert Theatre, Cincinnati (Ohio), 1970
Date
1970
Archival Collection
Description
The Shubert Theatre stage as seen from the balcony. Four sections of box seats are visible as well as the orchestra pit. Two unidentified men are on the stage as the screen is being positioned. The 3,000 seat Shubert Theater was built inside what was originally the city’s original YMCA (which opened in 1848). The theater opened in 1921 as a venue for legitimate theatrical performances. The Shubert Theater switched to a combined use venue for movies and stage shows in 1935. The theater was closed in 1953 and reopened as Rev. Earl Ivies' Revival Temple. Just two years later, however, the Shubert Theater was renovated and once again returned to legitimate theater. In 1976, the Shubert Theater was demolished to make way for a parking lot. Today, there is an office building on the site. Site Name: Shubert Theater (Cincinnati, Ohio) Street Address: 90 East 7th Street
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Photograph of the interior of the Shubert Theatre, Cincinnati (Ohio), 1970
Date
1970
Archival Collection
Description
The Shubert Theatre stage as seen from the upper house left side of the balcony seats. Two sections of box seats are visible. The intricate wall designs are visible above the box seats and above the exit for the balcony rows. The 3,000 seat Shubert Theater was built inside what was originally the city’s original YMCA (which opened in 1848). The theater opened in 1921 as a venue for legitimate theatrical performances. The Shubert Theater switched to a combined use venue for movies and stage shows in 1935. The theater was closed in 1953 and reopened as Rev. Earl Ivies' Revival Temple. Just two years later, however, the Shubert Theater was renovated and once again returned to legitimate theater. In 1976, the Shubert Theater was demolished to make way for a parking lot. Today, there is an office building on the site. Site Name: Shubert Theater (Cincinnati, Ohio) Street Address: 90 East 7th Street
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Photograph of Engine #8 of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad in Beatty (Nev.), circa 1934
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
There was an inscription on the image. "This photo was taken in Beatty, Nevada in the mid-1930s. Engine #8 of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad can be seen idling in the railroad yards. The Tonopah and Tidewater was one of the three railroads serving Beatty during the Rhyolite mining boom of 1906-07. It was built in 1907 and ran until 1940. The tracks were removed in 1943. The other two lines were the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad (1906-1918) and the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad (1906-1928). The Tonopah and Tidewater ran from Ludlow, CA to Goldfield, NV, although its rails only reached Beatty. The railroad used both L. V. and T.R.R. and B. G. R.R. track between Beatty and Goldfield. Engine #8 was a 2-8-0 Baldwin built for the T. & T. in 1907. The engine was sold to Kaiser Steel Company in 1944 when the T. & T. was abandoned. Kaiser rebuilt it and used it as a switcher until it was scrapped, probably in the 1950s."
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Photograph of the Black Mammoth Consolidated Mining Company's commissary, Mary Mine (Nev.), circa 1937
Date
1935 to 1937
Archival Collection
Description
There was an inscription on image. "#32. Black Mammoth Consolidated Mining Company commissary, Mary Mine, Nevada, ca. 1937. The Mary Mine is located five miles north of Silver Peak, Nev. and was developed by the Pittsburgh Silver Peak Gold Mining company between 1906 and 1916. The commissary was built in 1907. The mine was taken over by the Black Mammoth company in 1936 and operated until 1941. During this time the commissary, which housed a store, bar, entertainment center and boarding house, served over 150 men who worked at the mine. The Mary, a gold mine, produced over $7,800,000 between 1907 and 1941."
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Photograph of New York Store Baseball team, circa 1907
Date
1906 to 1908
Archival Collection
Description
A group photo of a baseball team, possibly in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description provided with image: "Top Row: 1) Walter Houck; 2) Ben Emerick; 3) Frank Black; 4) Harry Beale; 5) H. Floyd Alter; 6) Curley Fennel; 7) Walter "Tubby" Sears. Bottom Row: 1) Mac McCormack; 2) Oswald; 3) Sullen; 4) Cockey Vores; 5) John Kramer; 6) Harley Harmon; 7) Shores."
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Photograph of Cyril Wengert's 75th birthday, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 4, 1964
Date
1964-12-04
Archival Collection
Description
Secretaries gathered to celebrate Cyril Wengert's 75th birthday at the Nevada Power Company (Co.) office in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the back of the photograph is the handwritten description, "Dec. 4, 1964 Friday 10:00 A.M. Daddy's 75th birthday party at the office given by NPC secretaries. L. to R.: 1.) Betty Jane Bosch 2.) Eileen Fenton 3.) Betty Barry 4.) Vivian Sheppard 5.) Marge Townsend 6.) Jeanne Murphy 7.) Maria Levy; Cyril Wengert seated." Site Name: Nevada Power Company (building) (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Tommy "Moe" Raft, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
A five panel publicity photograph of comedian Tommy "Moe" Raft, a performer in Minsky's Burlesque at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. The Aladdin opened on April 1, 1966 and closed on November 25, 1997, and was imploded on 7:30pm, on April 27, 1998, except for the Aladdin Theatre to make way for the construction of an entirely new casino. The new Aladdin was scheduled to reopen on August 17, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. The opening was delayed while the Clark County building inspector completed its fire safety testing. Another delay was caused by last-minute repairs to the casino surveillance system. The new Aladdin finally opened the next day at 7:45 a.m. The casino was sold in bankruptcy on June 20, 2003 to a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Renovations were carried out in stages, allowing the resort to remain open throughout. The retail space formerly known as "The Desert Passage" was converted into the Hollywood-themed "Miracle Mile Shops" and the theatre formerly known as the "Aladdin Theatre" was converted into "The AXIS". After the casino was renovated, it was reopened as "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino" on April 17, 2007.
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Photograph of Tommy "Moe" Raft, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
A publicity photograph of comedian Tommy "Moe" Raft, a performer in Minsky's Burlesque at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. The Aladdin opened on April 1, 1966 and closed on November 25, 1997, and was imploded on 7:30pm, on April 27, 1998, except for the Aladdin Theatre to make way for the construction of an entirely new casino. The new Aladdin was scheduled to reopen on August 17, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. The opening was delayed while the Clark County building inspector completed its fire safety testing. Another delay was caused by last-minute repairs to the casino surveillance system. The new Aladdin finally opened the next day at 7:45 a.m. The casino was sold in bankruptcy on June 20, 2003 to a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Renovations were carried out in stages, allowing the resort to remain open throughout. The retail space formerly known as "The Desert Passage" was converted into the Hollywood-themed "Miracle Mile Shops" and the theatre formerly known as the "Aladdin Theatre" was converted into "The AXIS". After the casino was renovated, it was reopened as "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino" on April 17, 2007.
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