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Transcript of interview with Stanley Schwartz by Carol Schwartz, March 1, 1980
Interview with Stanley Schwartz by Carol Schwartz on March 1, 1980. Stanley talks about coming to Las Vegas in 1951 to open a clothing business on Main Street, Schwartz Brothers Clothing. He compares the business district of the 1950s to the district in 1980, and advertising opportunities in the newspapers and on the radio. Schwartz talks about suit styles and changing preferences of buyers, and moving the store to Second Street, then Fremont Street, then to Maryland Square Shopping Center. In 1970, he changed the focus of the clothing store to "big and tall" and talks about the importance of customer service in retaining customers. He mentions Al Benedict and Herb Tobman as people he admired.
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Cattle round-up riders in the Kawich Mountains area in Nevada: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.H. Reed Family (Kawich Mountains, Nevada). The following names were supplied by Ed Slavin: One Arm Bob (Indian), Charlie Gilbert, Lorigan Henry, Henry Bordoli (kid holding Bony Allred), Tom Allred (holding Addy Allred), Will Hatan, Charlie Williams (standing), Cully Turner, Joe Martin, Ed Reed, Irving Allred, Ethel Allred, Mrs. Lydia Munson, Clarence Munson, George Hildebrand, William Fallini, Joe Cazeen, Fred Stevens, Pigeon, E. Garrett, Tack Munson, Bill Heller, Booly Johnson, and Jim Pony.
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Costume design drawing, mini-skirt costumes with black and white paisley tops, Las Vegas, 1967
Show Name: Mad, Mod World
Performance Name: Finale
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
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