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Conference room: photographic print

Date

1967 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1969 (year uncertain; year approximate)

Description

Conference room in the Frontier Hotel. Stamped on the back of the photograph, "Allen Photographers" and "PROOF."

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Victory bond drive, image 013 of 017: photographic print

Date

1940 (year uncertain) to 1943 (year uncertain)

Description

An individual reads into a microphone during a victory bond drive in Hotel Last Frontier.

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Victory bond drive, image 014 of 017: photographic print

Date

1940 (year uncertain) to 1943 (year uncertain)

Description

Two individuals stand at a microphone at a victory bond drive in the Hotel Last Frontier.

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Bird Cage Theatre: photographic print

Date

1940 (year uncertain) to 1949 (year uncertain)

Description

The Bird Cage Theatre, Last Frontier Village, Last Frontier Hotel, and Fanny's Dress Shop.

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Frank Cuti oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00467

Abstract

Oral history interview with Frank Cuti conducted by Hans Kohls on February 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Frank Cuti discusses his experiences in the gaming industry in Nevada, such as his work as a floor man and a dealer in properties such as the Frontier Club during the 1940s. He then describes the changes in casinos like the El Rancho Hotel, Club Bingo, and the Flamingo Hotel. Other topics discussed include the nature of competition between properties, cheaters, the mob, the involvement of unions, and Howard Hughes’ influence on the development of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Helen Joy Stadler oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02623

Abstract

Oral history interview with Helen Joy Stadler conducted by Claytee D. White on August 21, 2012 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Stadler begins the interview by talking about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942 with her boyfriend who purchased a beverage distribution company on the Strip. Stadler recalls their apartment on 7th Street and Fremont and working at nearby hotels. She discussed the nightlife, shows, and performers at the El Rancho Hotel and Casino and the Frontier Hotel. She also details the fashion in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1950s and 1960s, as well as Helldorado Parades. Stadler also describes organized crime members and their relationships to the Strip, and her perceptions of the individuals.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Harold Minsky and Jerry Norman, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Harold Minsky and choreographer Jerry Norman meeting at the Silver Slipper. The Silver Slipper was a casino in Paradise, Nevada that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988. The building was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr. The casino was built on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village of the Hotel Last Frontier, and was originally named the Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall. On April 30, 1968, the Silver Slipper was purchased by businessman Howard Hughes for $5.4 million in his famous spending spree of buying Vegas properties, which included the Frontier next door. The casino was purchased for $70 million on June 23, 1988 by Margaret Elardi, who by this time owned the Frontier. It was demolished several months later and turned into a parking lot for the Frontier until its closing and demolition in 2007. In 2009, the Silver Slipper sign was restored and is now part of a display of vintage signs in the median along Las Vegas Boulevard North. Site Name: Silver Slipper (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3100 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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