Original November 1961 issue of THE SAHARAN, Volume 2, Number 11, the monthly house magazine published by the historic Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.This 12-page issue is an outstanding piece of early-1960s Las Vegas casino and entertainment history with a particularly desirable Clint Eastwood / Rawhide-era feature.Notable content includes:* Clint Eastwood pictured in Western attire on page 3
* Eastwood identified as the star of television’s Rawhide
* Coverage of the Sahara-Colt National Open Walk-and-Draw Fast Draw Championship
* Don Rickles photograph and Sahara entertainment listing
* The Mills Brothers
* Ken Murray
* Marie Wilson
* Freddie Bell
* Brenda Lee listed in the Congo Room entertainment schedule
* Miss Rodeo America coverage
* 1961 Miss Rodeo America Marie Mass
* California contestant De Anne Garibaldi
* Oregon contestant Jan Beamer
* Sahara Pro-Am Golf Tournament coverage
* Phil Rodgers’ first major professional victory
* Period mention of baseball stars Mickey Mantle, Pete Whisenant and Lee Walls
* Original Sahara Hotel photographs, entertainment schedules and Las Vegas promotional contentThe Clint Eastwood material is especially interesting. Contemporary coverage confirms that Eastwood competed in the Sahara’s fast-draw events during his Rawhide years; period Guns Magazine coverage photographs him participating, and later reporting specifically identifies him competing in the 1961 Fast Draw National Championship. The magazine was published by the Hotel Sahara publicity department for guests, travel agencies and members of the press, making it an original piece of Sahara Hotel promotional ephemera rather than a general newsstand magazine. UNLV maintains The Saharan in its Special Collections as part of its documentation of historic Las Vegas hotel and casino culture. Condition: Good to Very Good vintage condition overall. Cover and pages show expected age toning, light surface and handling wear, minor edge/corner wear and scattered small marks/spotting. Staples remain present. Interior pages shown are clean and highly readable overall. No major tears or missing pages are apparent in the photographs provided. Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition.Original 1961 publication — not a reproduction.A desirable crossover collectible for fans of Clint Eastwood, Rawhide, Don Rickles, vintage Las Vegas, Sahara Hotel & Casino memorabilia, television Westerns, rodeo history and mid-century entertainment ephemera.
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