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Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center Honorarium: photographic prints, image 001

Description

Handwritten on verso: "L-R: Vincent Frey; Jack Novick (Man of the Year - owner of Spotlight Lounge)."

Chip Chat Newsletters and Catalogues

Identifier

MS-00774

Abstract

The Chip Chat Newsletters and Catalogues date from 1994 to 2011 and contain Chip Chat issues 1, 2, and 4 through 49. Chip Chat was a newsletter produced by Douglas Saito and circulated throughout the gambling chip collectors' community. The newsletters were self-published by Saito. Generally three copies were produced a year, in some years there was more content, in others less. The newsletters focused on selling chips between collectors, tips for becoming a sucessful collector, the history of chips, and the state of the hobby.

Archival Collection

Desert Inn Country Club family album, page 12

Description

Three photographs of people at Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. Going clockwise, from left to right: handwritten text under the top left image: "1963 New Years"; handwritten text under the right image: "Keely Smith, Nita Wininger, Betty Grable, Bo, Toni"; and handwritten under the bottom image: "Happy New Year, Bernie."

John Boyle oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00237

Abstract

Oral history interview with John Boyle conducted by Meghan Boyle on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Boyle discusses the changes in air travel over the years and his profession as a pilot. He also discuss improvements in Las Vegas, Nevada roads over the years, the rise in crime rates, and the impacts on changes in the economy.

Archival Collection

Davis, Shoemaker, and Hubbard: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)

Description

Lincoln Davis from Chicago (left), R.J. Shoemaker from Rochester, N.Y. (center), and J.R. Hubbard a mining engineer from Nevada(?). Mohawk Ledge Mining Company, Goldfield, Nev. Inscription on back of the image reads "I worked for Davis & Shoemaker in office and later at mine after panic hit. This was last work in Goldfield. Shoemaker formerly owned & operated a correspondence school at Rochester NY."

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