Three unidentified chefs stand by a buffet table during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Guests and waitresses stand around a table bearing a large cake, decorated with an icing portrait of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark and his wife Toni Clark prepare to serve a cake at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada, while a crowd of guests and hotel staff look on. The cake is decorated with an icing portrait of Wilbur Clark and topped with a cactus decoration. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Pancho Alliati, Head Maitre d' of the Painted Desert Showroom in the Desert Inn (second from left), stands by a buffet table with three unidentified chefs and two unidentified hotel staff during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark.
A buffet table at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Wilbur Clark serves his wife Toni Clark a piece of cake at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada, while guests and hotel staff look on. The cake, seen behind them, is decorated with an icing portrait of Wilbur Clark and topped with a cactus decoration.
L-R: Joe Bock (the Desert Inn's food and beverage purchasing agent), an unidentified Desert Inn showgirl, and Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada.