Oral history interview with Thalia Dondero conducted by Claytee D. White on 2014 March 6 and April 2 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In her interview Dondero discusses community organizing in early Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s. Dondero also talks about her time in the state legislature.
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Oral history interview with Marla Letizia conducted by Barbara Tabach on August 26, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Letizia discusses living in Las Vegas, Nevada since the age of two. She talks about her activity in the Jewish community, owning the Letizia Agency with her husband, and the mobile billboards business.
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Oral history interview with Laura Sussman and Wendy Kraft conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 17, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Sussman and Kraft talk about being business partners in Kraft-Sussman Funeral Home, which caters to the Jewish community. They also talk about the local LGBT community as a lesbian couple.
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Dean Martin's 1957 opening at the Sands Copa Room. Seated at stage-side are producer Jack Entratter (with striped tie), Jack Benny (standing) and Debbie Reynolds (wearing pearl necklace).
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Producer Jack Entratter and Dean Martin pose with the current issue of GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly) in Las Vegas.
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Dean Martin's opening at the Sands Hotel Copa Room in Las Vegas. Producer Jack Entratter (with striped tie), Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and Debbie Reynolds (wearing pearl necklace) are in the audience in front of the stage.
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Dean Martin onstage for his debut as a single star in the Sands Copa Room in Las Vegas. Seated in front of the stage are producer Jack Entratter (with striped tie), Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Debbie Reynolds (wearing pearl necklace).
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Daytime shot of the Sands Hotel and Casino marquee. The marquee headline reads: "Jack Entratter Presents: Dean Martin, Maybe Frank, Maybe Sammy. Brascia & Tybee."
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Dean Martin with unidentified guests in his dressing room at the Sands Hotel and Casino, on Martin's opening night as a single star.
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People at the roulette table at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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