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Goldfield desert dwellings: postcard

Description

Postcards showing the "Early days of Goldfield, Nevada, November 1903." The view shows tents and rudimentary dwellings in the desert.

Frederic Apcar Collection on the Casino de Paris Show

Identifier

MS-00483

Abstract

The Frederic Apcar Collection on the Casino de Paris Show (approximately 1963-1992) contains Casino de Paris programs, tent cards, and promotional information. There are also three Dunes Magazine: A Guide to What's Happening NOW that feature Casino de Paris on the cover. Apcar was the producer and director of the show which appeared exclusively at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Elsie and Richard Goldsworthy Collection of Las Vegas Ephemera

Identifier

MS-00759

Abstract

The Elsie and Richard Goldsworthy Collection on Las Vegas Ephemera (1960-1999) contains ephemera from hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada and includes programs, table tents, and postcards. There is additional material created by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and invitations to special events hosted by various Las Vegas dignitaries. Additional materials includes programs and fliers from local theater companies in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1908

Date

1908

Description

Description given with photograph: "Our tent, 1908, N. 3rd Street."

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Transcript of interview with Mary Ellen Osborn Lake by Fred Wilson, February 18, 1951

Date

1951-02-18

Description

On February 18, 1951, Fred Wilson interviewed Mary Ellen Osborn Lake (born 1870 in Mercer County, Missouri) and her son, Thomas Lake (born 1889 in Missouri). Wilson first asked Mary Ellen questions about when she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1904. Much of the relatively brief interview involved questions related to the first Methodist churches in Las Vegas and the Lakes’ involvement and recollections of the locations and members of the church community.

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