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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, August 26, 1939

Date
1939-08-26
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes is shown entering his Boeing Stratoliner at Glendale, Calif 8/26/39"

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Slide transparency of a photograph of the congressional record honoring Donn Arden's Hello America production, Las Vegas, 1965

Date
1965
Description
A photograph of the Congressional Record honoring the Donn Arden production, "Hello America," at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino
Show Name: Hello America!
Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photocopy of newspaper review of "La Gioconda," November 22, 1983

Date
1983-11-22
Description

A newspaper review of the opera "La Gioconda" performed in San Francisco, Calilfornia, which includes complimenting choreographer Vassili Sulich for his work in Act 3, Scene 2 titled "Dance of the Hours." This article was written by Judy Richter and printed in The Times.
Show Name: La Gioconda (opera)

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Photocopy of newspaper review of "Eugene Onegin," November 10, 1986

Date
1986-11-10
Description

A newspaper review of the opera "Eugene Onegin" performed in San Francisco, California, including a positive evaluation of Vassili Sulich's choreography. The article was written by Karen Smith, and was printed in the Peninsula Times Tribute.
Show Name: Eugene Onegin (opera)

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Postcard with a man riding a horse at a rodeo: postcard

Date
1919
Description

Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. Postcard showing a man on a horse at a rodeo.  Written on the postcard is "Jesse Stahl, Riding Boxing Jimmie, Bakersfield Rodeo, 1919. Marcell photo#15 copyright 1919" Back of image shows back of unsent postcard.

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Photograph of men building the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1952

Date
1950 to 1954
Description

Three men consulting a blueprint during the construction of the Sands. The following names were listed as photographers: Joe Buck, Don English and David Lees.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Silver Slipper electric sign in front of the Young Electric Sign Company (Las Vegas), 1958

Date
1958
Description

Three men, with plans in hand, stand in front of the oversized silver slipper built for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. The slipper is mounted on the bed of a delivery truck. The front of the Young Electric Sign Company building (YESCO) is seen behind the truck.
Site Name: Young Electric Sign Company
Address: 2535 East Charleston Blvd.

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Photograph of unfinished portions of Vegas Vic's body sign (Salt Lake City), 1951

Date
1951
Description

Two men look at the unfinished body of Vegas Vic (for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas) leaning against the outside of the YESCO shop in Salt Lake City.
Site Name: Young Electric Sign Company
Address: 1148 South 300 West

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Photograph of the exterior corner of the Eldorado Club, (Las Vegas), late 1940s

Date
1947 to 1951
Description

The Eldorado Club on the northwest corner of Fremont and 2nd Streets in downtown Las Vegas. Signs for the Hotel Apache, Boulder Club and Club Savoy (partially hidden) are also seen.
Site Name: Eldorado Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the front exterior of the original Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas), 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description

Las Vegas Club in its original location on the south side of Fremont Street next to the Pioneer Club. The Las Vegas Club was the first casino with a neon sign. This photo shows the doors that replaced the original open front.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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