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Kane, Roberta Gordon, 1932-
Roberta “Bobbie” Kane (1932 - ) is the first known Jewish child born in Las Vegas. Her parents, Sallie and Mike Gordon, owned liquor stores and are among the founders of the first Jewish congregation in Las Vegas.
Bobbie is a 1950 graduate of Las Vegas High School and briefly attended Southern California. When she returned several years later, she pursued a career with the Desert Inn group of hotels and helped open the Stardust in 1957.
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Sunset League Pennant Dinner Drive, image 001 of 002: photographic print
Date
1949
Archival Collection
Description
The Sunset League Pennant Dinner Drive was being hosted at the Ramona Room in the Hotel Last Frontier. Depicted in the photograph, photographed with their number; (1) George Marshall, (2 and 3) Mr and Mrs. Jimmmy Bilbary, (4 and 5) Mr and Mrs. Mike Gordon, (6) Roberta Gordon, (7) Herb Waldman, (8 and 9) Mr. and Mrs. Mort Saiger, (10 and 11) Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tritle, (12) Nelson Conway, (13 and 14) Mr and Mrs. Mahlon Brown, (15) Wayne Kirch, (16 and 17) Dr. and Mrs. Clare Woodbury, (18) Jim Moss, Dickerson, (23) Sheriff Glen Jones, and (24) Kermit Moe. Written on the back of the photograph, "Winner to eat steak, loser beans, between the Wrangles of LV and the Mexicali team, Wranglers won."
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