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Collins, Gene, 1943-
Gene Collins was born to Gertha and Isaac Collins in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Gene's mother relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950's with his sisters but Gene stayed in Louisiana with his grandparents until college and then migrated to Las Vegas in 1966. Gene and his family lived in West Las Vegas which at the time was a thriving community due to segregation on the Strip. Gene worked as an operator's engineer at the Nevada Test Site and later trained as an engineer.
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Marchese, Lamar, 1943-
Lamar Marchese was born December 11, 1943 in Tampa, Florida. Marchese and his wife, Patricia, graduated from the University of Southern Florida and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1972.
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Lake-Eglington, Olive, 1895-1992
An early Las Vegas resident, Olive Lake-Eglington (neé Olive Lake) was born in 1895 in California. In 1904, she moved with her family from Ontario, California to Las Vegas, Nevada in a covered wagon. Eglington's father, Robert E. Lake, was a barber and was also involved in the early civic development of young Las Vegas, for which an elementary school was eventually named in his honor. Olive Lake graduated in the first Clark County High School class in 1913, and soon after married Earle Eglington, who had moved to Las Vegas in 1911.
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Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect: Mark I Luxury Apartment; Jethro's Beverly Hillbillie Mansion and Casino; Penthouse Remodeling; San Remo Sushi Bar; Casino Hotel North Las Vegas; Hacienda La Caliente Section Number 1; Las Vegas Caravan Trevelodge additions 1983; Proud Bird Inn, Towne Hall Casino and Guest Room addition; FlyAway prototype number 2; Guest Cottage and Laundry; Marina Hotel and Casino 1982 retrofit; Lantern Bay Hotel; Nevada Beverage 1982 office addition; Monte Carlo Hotel Casino; Casino Hotel (The Nevadian); Country Club towers apartment additions; Maverick Hotel and Gambling Hall; Cameron and Hacienda Street office and warehouse project; and, Liberty Street office building
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Frank F. Watts Collection of Casino Memorabilia
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The Frank F. Watts Collection of Casino Memorabilia (1880-1990) consists of gaming tokens and chips, matchbooks, and other memorabilia from Nevada and international casinos. The collection also contains items related to early Northern Nevada history including a salt ledger from 1880 as well as a wanted poster from 1913.
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Saiger, Mort (Morton Saiger), 1903-1997
Morton "Mort" Saiger was born July 22, 1903, in Opatov, Poland. He fled Poland in 1920 three days before he was to be inducted into the army. Settling in Denver, Colorado with his father, he showed an early interest in show business, winning awards as a ballroom dancer, appearing in several silent films, and performing as a baritone in a 1939 Los Angeles, California production of Mozart's opera, "Bastien and Bastienne."
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Architects and architecture, 2005
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