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Photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water District, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1959-1961

Date

1959 to 1961

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Valley Water District officials from left to right: 1. Secretary, Maurice Gedance, 2. Chairman, Harvey Luce, 3. Vice-Chairman, Ted Werner, 4. Secretary, Leonard Fayle.

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Photograph of the Flamingo Reservoir, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1967

Date

1967

Archival Collection

Description

At site of Flamingo Reservoir, which was later renamed the Tom Campbell Reservoir. Standing from left to right, Leonard R. Fayle, President of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, William R. Renshaw, General manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Robb Johnson, general contractor, and William Blackman of Montgomery Engineering.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Water District board members, Las Vegas (Nev.), October 14, 1980

Date

1980-10-14

Archival Collection

Description

Many people attend an important Las Vegas board meeting. Written vertically on the front and also on the back of the photograph, "Left to right: (1) unidentified (2) H.E. Hazzard (3) J.A. Tiberti (4) Maury Zenoff (5) Bill Walker (6) Leonard Fayle (7) Warren T. Stanley (8) ? (9) ? (10) Art Harris."

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Photograph of people posing for picture, October 14, 1980

Date

1980-10-14

Archival Collection

Description

Standing from left to right, Maurice Gedance; Bert Leavitt; R.J. "Dick" Ronzone; Manny Cortez; Ron Lurie; John Cahlan; Rodger Hall; Larry Farnsworth. Seated, from left to right, Thalia Dondero; Joseph Foley; George Ullom; Paul Zimmerman; Leonard Fayle.

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Photograph of men on hotel rooftop, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1955

Date

1955

Archival Collection

Description

Written on the photograph, "Topping off Riviera Hotel. L-R- Harley Harmon, County Commissioner; Leonard Fayle, Chamber of Commerce; Herb McDonald; Marshall Wright, Manager of Riviera; Mayor C.D. Baker." Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Postcard of mining boom on Main Street, Goldfield (Nev.), 1904

Date

1904

Description

Stagecoaches and miners hustle down MainStreet in booming Goldfield, Nevada in front of the Hotel Esmeralda. Type at the bottom says: "When Goldfield was envy of mining world." Inscription on the back reads: "Goldfield, Nev., about 1904, looking north on Main St., with Columbia Mt. looming in the background. Peak boom population was 30,000, with fabulous gold strikes yielding $120,000,000." Print from Edwin Scofield Giles' collection

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Photograph of Ted Shapiro, Sophie Tucker and Joe E. Lewis at the El Rancho Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

L-R: Composer and pianist Ted Shapiro, singer and entertainer Sophie Tucker and comedian Joe E. Lewis at the El Rancho Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada.

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Photograph of R.G. "Zack" Taylor and Karen Cardinali on the roof of the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3, 1975

Date

1975-12-03

Description

Major General R.G. "Zack" Taylor (wearing hardhat) and "Jeanie Girl" Karen Cardinali on the roof of the Aladdin Hotel for its "Top-Out" ceremony, in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3, 1975. The event celebrated the pouring of the last bucket of cement for the hotel's new tower. Bottles of champagne and a Persian rug are laid out on the concrete roof.

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Photograph of Percy Villa and Karen Cardinali on the roof of the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3, 1975

Date

1975-12-03

Description

Percy Villa, of Panorama Magazine (Las Vegas), and "Jeanie Girl" Karen Cardinali pose with concrete levelers on the roof of the Aladdin Hotel for its "Top-Out" ceremony, in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 3, 1975. The event celebrated the pouring of the last bucket of cement for the hotel's new tower.

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Photograph of performers preparing backstage for the Folies Bergere, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1986

Date

1986-08

Description

Performers preparing backstage for the Folies Bergere show at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The tallest showgirl in Las Vegas, Sonja Lubbers (6 feet, 2.5 inches), is adjusting the tie of the show's shortest boy dancer, Bo Ramos, who is standing on a chair. Shelves with hats, headdresses and shoes are seen behind them.

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