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Bridge crosses Lamb Boulevard south of East Sahara Avenue, looking east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-09-26
Description
A bridge that is part of the Flamingo Arroyo Trail system parallels the Flamingo Wash they cross Lamb Boulevard south of East Sahara Avenue.

Image

Gloria Freeman Dell oral history interview

Identifier
OH-00414
Abstract

Oral history interview with Gloria Freeman Dell conducted by Claytee D. White on April 05, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Dell discusses her life as a Las Vegas, Nevada showgirl and her experiences in the entertainment industry. She describes working at the Flamingo Hotel and tells several anecdotes about prominent entertainers she met or performed with, including Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald. Dell also discusses living in a barracks specifically for showgirls, being pursued romantically by Howard Hughes, and concludes the interview by singing a song from one of her former acts.

Archival Collection

Artistic renditions of various views of Las Vegas, Nevada: postcards, image 008

Description
Three postcards. Fremont Street at Night; Hotel Flamingo; Where the West Begins.

Fold-out booklet of Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos: postcards, image 009

Description
Part of a postcard booklet depicting the Stardust, the Flamingo Hotel, and the Circus Circus Hotel.