Fred Conboy looks at one of the handmade costumes from former owner and performer Marta Becket in a room at the Amargosa Hotel which suffered some damage recently from rains delivered by tropical storm Hilary on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Death Valley Junction, Calif. Conboy is the President of the board of directors intent upon preservation. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images