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Architectural drawing of Sands Hotel (Las Vegas) additions and alterations, ultimate development plan,tower shadow projection study, February 4, 1964
Architectural plans for proposed additions and alterations to The Sands. Printed on mylar. Notes indicate at what times of the day and year the pool area is clear of shadows. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Frank R. Bernard, delineator.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Transcript of interview with Ina Porter by Claytee White, January 5, 2010
Ina Porter recalls the story of choosing to move to the John S. Park Neighborhood in the 1940s. She and her husband Burdell were accustom to paying cash for everything and needed to establish credit with Sears to purchase their $5000 home, which was not considered inexpensive. They were among the earlier homeowners and soon the neighborhood grew to include a Mormon Church that would become so integral to the Porter family's life and to the John S. Park community. Ina was born 1917 in the small southern Utah town of Kanab. She describes her youth and speaks of the Great Depression. Ina graduated from high school in 1935, married in 1936 and moved to Las Vegas, where there were jobs for her husband. Finding work after his graduation from college was not easy, but because he had been a bus driver he was able to secure a position driving a bus for the Union Pacific Railroad and later Greyhound Bus Line. Years later Ina, Burdell and their family were part of the fiber of the Joh
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Photograph of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. performing at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
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Black-and-white photograph of Dunes Hotel and Casino golf tournament, Las Vegas, November 1971
Some of the participants in the Dunes fifth annual golf tournament display their trophies in Las Vegas, Nevada. The people identified include Tom Wiesner, fifth from right, and Sammy Davis, Jr., fourth from right.
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Sands Hotel Four Chaplains Memorial press release
Series I. General
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The Ultimate Guide, "Fireworks," The Discovery Channel, 2002
Additional information from donor: This video gives a background to the development and use of fireworks. While Las Vegas is not featured in this video, its New Years Eve fireworks display is world-renown.
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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