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Desert Inn implosion: video, 1993 January 15
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 032
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Stardust Hotel's Lido de Paris final show: video, 1999
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 358
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Dunbar, Jim, 1938-2019
James Fox "Jim" Dunbar was Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino's longest-tenured employee. He was born on June 22, 1938 in Los Angeles, California. His parents were Harold Leslie Dunbar and Elaine Mary Greenberg. Dunbar's father moved the family to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943 to work as a taxi driver. On August 4, 1966, Dunbar worked at Caesars Palace at its grand opening as a valet, and continued working as a Caesars Palace valet until 2018. He died March 29, 2019.
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Gary Guy Wilson Architect Studios
Established in 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gary Guy Wilson, AIA, Architect Studios embodies Wilson’s design philosophy and reflects local cultural characteristics. Wilson’s firm, organized into specialized studios, works on a wide variety of public projects for local and federal governments like educational facilities and government centers including buildings at both Nellis and Indian Springs Air Force airfields.
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Benedict, Blaine, 1948-
Blaine C. Benedict, born June 3, 1948, spent his early years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until the family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1950s. His parents, Alvin and Jayne Benedict, followed his paternal grandfather, Meyer (Mike) Benedict, who was involved in gambling and liquor businesses.
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Exber, Mel
Mel Exber (1923-2002) was an innovative sports book operator and the longtime owner of the Las Vegas Club casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Exber was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1923. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and moved to Las Vegas in 1947. With his business partner, Jackie Gaughan, Exber opened the Saratoga Sports Book in 1953. Exber bought the Las Vegas Club in 1960, and also owned interests in the El Cortez, Plaza, Club Bingo, Western, Nevada, Gold Spike, and Barbary Coast.
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Lee, Dana Su, 1965-
“I identify with being part of the AAPI community, and our family has adopted Las Vegas as our town, again doing what we can to make impact because we feel that this town has really blessed us with so much opportunity. It’s our joy to be able to give back.”
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Jones, Clifford Aaron, Sr., 1912-2001
Nevada Lieutenant Governor Clifford "Cliff" Jones was born in Long Lane, Missouri in 1912. While he was attending the University of Missouri in 1931, his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. During summer breaks from college Jones worked alongside his brother, Herbert, on the construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. Jones moved to Las Vegas in 1937 after he became an attorney.
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