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Frank F. Watts Photograph Collection
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The Frank F. Watts Photograph Collection (approximately 1940-1959) contains black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The photographs were taken in and around the El Rancho Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and include publicity photographs, celebrity images, wedding photographs, and images of the hotel interior and exterior. Also included are images of the El Rancho's executives with national figures, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter Winchell. A few additional images depict the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and Lake Mead.
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Photograph of the living room inside Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, California, circa 1930s to 1970s
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Postcard of room in Scotty's Castle, Death Valley (Calif.), 1970s
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Photograph of generator construction at Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s
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Media "sneak peek" of inside Stratosphere Tower: video, 1996 April 22
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News segment about the preview inside the Stratosphere Tower one week before opening; interview clips with Pat Marvel (Public Relations); clips of interior of casino showing the Pavilion interiors, gaming floors, and exterior of tower with rollercoaster. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 39
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Photograph of the powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
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Photograph of the powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
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Photograph of camp site kitchen, circa 1962-1963
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Photographic slide of Pintwater Cave surface, Nevada, circa 1963-1964
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