B-roll footage of the exterior of First Western Saving bank, an unidentified apartment complex under construction, The International Casino, unidentified hotel under construction with a crane, overviews possibly from the International Casino showing the Landmark Casino and other Strip properties including Circus Circus. Original media 16mm, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 2048 x 1556. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
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Cocktail party for the closing of the Sands Hotel Copa Room for remodeling; shots include celebratory cake and buffet; interview with Ed Pratt about remodelling the Sands Hotel for the 1980s, he also discusses changing entertainment on the Las Vegas Strip; interview with Neal Smyth discussing the remodel; interview with Glenn Campbell about the changing entertainment policies on the Strip; interview with Governor Bob List about the Copa Room closing for a remodel; remainder of tape includes additional b-roll of the party, people talking in the background and shots of the room. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
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Cora Semmes Ives (1834-1916) was an American writer during the mid-1800s. She was well-known for writing the pro-Confederate utopian novel, The Princess of the Moon: A Confederate Fairy Story.
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"Dr. Charles West was a prominent African-American figure who worked to advance the cause of civil rights in Southern Nevada.
Charles I. West was born in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 1908. His parents, Dr. Charles and Rebekah West, had four children.
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