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Photograph of Las Vegas hotel marquees, 1968

Date

1968

Description

Marquees of the Silver Slipper, Desert Inn and Frontier Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, at twilight. The Sands Hotel tower can be seen in the distance.

Image

Postcard of El Rancho Vegas, Las Vegas, circa 1941-1960

Date

1941 to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of the interior of El Rancho Vegas' dining room. This image was alternately identified by E. Patrick in 1982 as the Ramona Room in the Last Frontier.

Image

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."

Person

Photographs of Multiple demonstrations, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s (folder 2 of 5)

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

Image

Photographs of Multiple demonstrations, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s (folder 4 of 5)

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

Image

Photograph of a parade float, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1948

Date

1948

Archival Collection

Description

Hotel Last Frontier's parade float passes by during the Helldorade Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada. A band, dancers, and diners sit atop the float.

Image

Irene Doty oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00483

Abstract

Oral history interview with Irene Doty conducted by Jackie Ogden on March 20, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Doty discusses the first casino properties and restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also describes her experiences as a justice of the peace, living conditions during World War II, her experiences in Goodsprings, Nevada, and being a juror in several murder trials.

Archival Collection