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The Chip Board Archive 25

REMEMBERING "REX" - IT RINGS A "BELL"

IF YOU EVER GET DOWN SEARCHLIGHT NEVADA WAY ... TAKE NIPTON ROAD WEST TO THE WALKING BOX RANCH .... HOME OF CLARA BOW & REX BELL ... TWO FAMOUS ICONS IN THE MOVIES .... CLARA BOW WAS "THE IT GIRL" .. AND HER HUSBAND REX WAS AN AMERICAN COWBOY LEGEND .... LATER HE OPENED A WESTERN WEAR CLOTHING STORE ON FREMONT ST. AND BECAME OUR LT. GOVERNOR .... HIS SON OWNS BELL ELECTRIC CO. HERE IN LAS VEGAS. THIS FAMILY WERE GREAT PIONEERS IN PROMOTING LAS VEGAS AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. MANY MOVIE STARS CAME TO LAS VEGAS AS GUEST OF THE REX BELL FAMILY ... A BIT OF OLD NEVADA HISTORY ... ENJOY THE PHOTOS AND THANKS FOR LOOKING .... RICH BURGEL


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