Liberace (second from right) and Tom McGinty (far left) at the Desert Inn's First Anniversary Party in Las Vegas, Nevada April 1951
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Wilbur Clark (right) and Tommy "Black Jack" McGinty pose outside of the Desert Inn Hotel during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Pancho Alliati, Head Maitre d' of the Painted Desert Showroom in the Desert Inn (left), stands by a buffet table with an unidentified man and an unidentified chef during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark.
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A hotel staff member cuts a cake for a crowd of guests at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Wilbur Clark (right) shakes hands with an unidentified man at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada, while guests and hotel staff look on. A cake with an icing portrait of Clark and topped with a cactus decoration is seen behind Clark and his guest.
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Wilbur Clark with three unidentified women at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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A Desert Inn waiter and waitresses pose around a table with the remains of a celebratory cake during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Three unidentified chefs stand by a buffet table during the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Guests and waitresses stand around a table bearing a large cake, decorated with an icing portrait of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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