Sam Boyd and Milton Prell at the Mint Casino, celebrating the casino's fourth "birthday" in 1961. Inscription with photograph by Dorothy Dorothy reads: "Cut colossal; MINT CASINO; Sam Boyd Sr. and old timer (?) when Sam was associated with the Mint." [identified 11-1-84] Street Address: 100 Fremont Street
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on November 7, 1982 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the two men in the image after the collection was donated.
Help Us Write History responses to article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on November 7, 1982 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. As stated, 28 callers identified the two men as Sam Boyd and Milton Prell. The callers' names and numbers are listed in order of call.
Individuals stand in front of Frazier Hall, UNLV's first building. Identified from left to right: 1. Corinne Johnson, 2. Walter Long, 3. Fritz Bell, Director, 4. Dorothy Dorothy. Johnson shakes hands with Long, and Dorothy holds a stack of papers. The building's name can be seen at the top of the image. Inscription with photo reads "Corrine Johnson, not 'Bell', owner of Johnson's Department Store on Fremont Street." [identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]
Inside Frazier Hall, UNLV's first building, Dorothy Dorothy points at the Frazier Hall Plaque. Dorothy is accompanied by Fritz Bell (left) and Corinne Johnson (right). Inscription with photo reads "Publicity pic for some political event. I am sure it was for the big meeting when the then-governor, Gov. Sawyer, appointed [Maude Frazier to be] Lt. Gov after Rex Bell died." [identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]
Maude Frazier sits wearing glasses and holding a bouquet of roses. Standing behind her, left to right is J. Harold Brinley and R. Guild Gray. The two men wear suits and ties. This was likely taken in celebration with Maude Frazier after she was appointed Lt. Governor by Governor Grant Sawyer after Rex Bell's passing in office.
Portrait of Maude Frazier, taken professionally by Nevada Studios, Las Vegas. Maude wears her glasses and a dark blouse with lace trim and a polka dotted collar.
Celebration with Maude Frazier (third from left) and others, likely celebrating her becoming appointed Lt. Governor by Governor Grant Sawyer after Rex Bell's passing in office. Other individuals are unidentified.