File:Desert Inn logo.jpg

DescriptionDesert Inn logo.jpg	Image of Desert Inn logo taken from a mending kit given out by the hotel.
Date	1950's according to other hotel items with the logo on them during that time.-see below
Source	eBay cover cover inside inside
Author	Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn/United Hotels Corporation
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• Though it is believed that the logo was not copyrighted and it is displayed on items from the hotel during this time period which carry no copyright notice, a renewal search was done at copyright.gov. The only renewal listings for a title "Desert Inn" were in music for a 1958 work and in film for a 1960 film. There were no listings pertaining to the Las Vegas hotel or to any artwork belonging to the hotel. United Hotel Corporation and Wilbur Clark were also searched at copyright.gov; there were no listings for either.

Other items from the 1950s with the logo:

1957 Desert Inn Menu cover logo at top right with date of March 23, 1957 back of menu with logo. Back of menu asks for a three cent stamp as postage.

Paper napkin dated October 15, 1958 Logo is on the napkin which was signed by Betty Grable, who was appearing at the hotel at the time.

Wilbur Clark sold his shares of the hotel in 1964 and died a year later. In November 1966, tycoon Howard Hughes was a guest at the Desert Inn, occupying the two top floors. In December of that year, Hughes was asked to leave to make room for New Year guests. Hughes responded to the request by entering into negotiations to purchase the Desert Inn. By 1967, he was the hotel's owner.

This 1973 ad for the Desert Inn in 1973, illustrates the changes. Wilbur Clark's name is gone from the Desert Inn name and the logo has undergone some changes.