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Set of photographs including George Holmes, Coluth's birthday, the Winford's housewarming, AM and M Choir, and Curtis Miltonett Singers

Date
1964
Description

Photographer's notations: George Holmes, Coluth's birthday, The Winford's Housewarming, AM and M Choir, Curtis Miltonett Singers.

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Taylor, Laura, (Vocalist)

Laura Taylor was born in New Haven, Connecticut and spent her childhood bouncing between New York and Ohio to follow her father’s career. Robert Cox, her father, was a businessman who attended Syracuse University on the Government-Issued Bill. Her mother, Lillian Cox was a concert pianist and college music professor. At the age of seventeen, Taylor received a scholarship to attend the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Powell. Unfortunately, Dr.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and Sammy Davis, Jr. cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date
1960 to 1979
Description
Several people, including two Pageant contestants, look on as Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (left) assists Sammy Davis, Jr. (center) in cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American Jewish entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, he was also an actor of stage and screen, musician, and impressionist, noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Long Range Planning Study for Temple Beth Sholom, July 1988

Date
1988-07
Description

This report provides the results of a study conducted by CITYWEST, Inc., to "determine whether the synagogue should remain in its current location and be renovated, remain in its current location and rebuild, or move." The report addresses leadership and staff development, as well as programming recommendations.

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Brochure from the Molasky Group of Companies, approximately 2010

Date
2010
Description

This brochure includes highlights of the Molasky Group of Companies, specializing in real estate development.

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Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Records

Identifier
MS-00366
Abstract

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Records (1911-2020) contain organizational documents from the Chamber’s history, including administrative and financial records, legal documents such as ordinances and legislation, newsletters and promotional guides, advertising and publicity materials for the city and its retailers, and original photographic prints, negatives, and reproductions. The collection also contains audiovisual and digital materials featuring Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce events from approximately 1997 to 2013.

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Transcript of interview with Stanley Schwartz by Carol Schwartz, March 1, 1980

Date
1980-03-01
Description

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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