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Photograph of Fred Lewis and Walter Kane, taken during the festivities marking the opening of the Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 18, 1979

Date

1979-03-18

Description

Fred Lewis (left), and Walter Kane of Summa Corporation, taken during the festivities marking the opening of the Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 18, 1979.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Bill Briare with Veterans of Foreign Wars members on the 40th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. location unknown, December 2, 1981

Date

1981-12-02

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Bill Briare (left) with Veterans of Foreign Wars members on the 40th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 2, 1981

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Photograph of Judge Myron Leavitt at a Clark County War Veterans memorial plaque, location unknown, August 12, 1980

Date

1981-08-12

Description

Judge Myron Leavitt at a Clark County War Veterans memorial plaque with two unidentified men, August 12, 1980. The original image has been damaged.

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Photograph of Fletcher "Ted" Jones Jr. and Fletcher Jones Sr., location unknown, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Pictured L-R: Fletcher Jones Jr. and Fletcher Jones Sr. at one of their automobile dealerships, 1984. The Jones family owns several automobile dealerships in Las Vegas and Henderson. Fletcher Jones, Jr. serves as President of Fletcher Jones Motor Cars Inc. and owns Fletcher Jones Imports, located at 7300 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89117.

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Photograph of Miss Universe contestants by a Desert Inn private plane, Long Beach, California, 1956

Date

1956

Archival Collection

Description

An unidentified man helps a Miss Universe contestant disembark from a private plane from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Three other contestants pose outside of the plane. The fifth Miss Universe pageant was held on July 20, 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Imprint at bottom of photograph: "Official photograph 1956. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, produced by International Beauty Congress, Long Beach, California,. U.S.A."

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Photograph of Mrs. Ted Charleston, the Regent HRH ?Abd al-Ila?h of Iraq, and Toni Clark, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 27, 1945

Date

1945-06-27

Archival Collection

Description

Mrs. Ted Charleston, the Regent HRH Abdul Ilah of Iraq, and Toni Clark at a party at the El Rancho Vegas honoring the Regent.

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark constructing a model roulette table, circa late 1940s-mid 1950s

Date

1946 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark using a drill press on a piece of wood, probably at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. A scale model roulette table can be seen in the lower left of the photograph. Clark designed and tested the gaming tables for his casinos.

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark Clark and guests at a bar, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1940s-early 1950s

Date

1946 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark (right) and an unidentified man and woman raise their glasses behind a bar, probably at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark posing on a diving board at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1940s-1950s

Date

1947 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, wearing swimming trunks, poses on a diving board at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark in front of the Desert Inn sign, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1940s-1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, with an arm extended in a welcoming gesture, stands in front of the neon sign at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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