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Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Dean Martin on stage during the Four Chaplains Memorial Jack Entratter and the Sands put on at the Convention Center on Four Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.); Sands Hotel and Casino

Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, and Dean Martin on stage during the Four Chaplains Memorial Jack Entratter and the Sands put on at the Convention Center on Four Chaplains Day, Sunday, February 7, 1960. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Thomas C. Wilson, co-founder of Nevada Day which was started in 1938. Behind him is a sign that says "All for our country, 100 years, Centennial of the state of Nevada, 1864-1964".

A black and white image of 75-year-old Sam Jones by a tent in Williamsville (known to the residents as Ragtown), a makeshift community created near Black Canyon as construction began on the Hoover Dam.

Montezuma was the site of extensive mining activity from the 1860s-1880s but was dormant in the early 1900s when the Goldfield strike was made. According to the information painted on the front of the "Road House" of the "Montezuma Trading Company", the traveler or prospector could purchase "Wines & Liquors, Tobacco, Miners Supplies, Hay & Grain, and Groceries" at the store. Montezuma was located in the Montezuma Mountains seven miles west of Goldfield and was experiencing a resurgence precipitated by the discoveries at Goldfield.

Seven photographs of cast members from "Lido de Paris," produced by Donn Arden at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. Photos show performers posing in costume, during rehearsal, at a New Year's Eve party and in informal settings.