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Wilbur and Toni Clark with Jane Keen, Betty Keen, Mrs. Tucker, and Sam Tucker, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1950-1960

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Archival Collection

Toni and Wilbur Clark Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00302
Collection Name: Toni and Wilbur Clark Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Photograph of Wilbur and Toni Clark with guests, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Standing, L-R: Sam Tucker, Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, unidentified man, Toni Clark (Wilbur Clark's wife). Seated, L-R: Jane Keen, Betty Keen, Mrs. Tucker. All are posed behind Wilbur Clark's desk.

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Tucker, Sam

Sam Tucker was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino executive and former bootlegger. He was an associate of Moe Dalitz in the Prohibition-era liquor trade in Cleveland before moving to Las Vegas in the late 1940s to invest in the Desert Inn with Dalitz and others. Tucker served as chair of the United Jewish Appeal in Las Vegas from 1953 to 1956.

Person

Tucker, Samuel A.

Sam Tucker was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino executive and former bootlegger. He was an associate of Moe Dalitz in the Prohibition-era liquor trade in Cleveland before moving to Las Vegas in the late 1940s to invest in the Desert Inn with Dalitz and others. Tucker served as chair of the United Jewish Appeal in Las Vegas from 1953 to 1956.

Source:

Dalitz, Moe. Interview, 1977-1978. OH-02067. Transcript. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Person

Jewish Nevada

The non-profit Jewish Nevada is the central coordinating body for fundraising, planning, allocations, and community services for the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada and serves as the local chapter of the Jewish Federations of North America. Jewish Nevada has served the community since the 1960s and has raised several million dollars to support Jewish and humanitarian causes in Las Vegas, Israel, and in 59 countries around the world.

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