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Sachs, Allan D. "Al", 1925-2002
Allan D. "Al" Sachs (1925-2002) was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino executive who owned the Stardust, Fremont, and Sundance (now known as The D) hotel-casinos with partner Herb Tobman during the 1980s. Sachs was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1925. He lied about his age and joined the Navy at age 16. After the navy, he entered the illegal gambling industry in Chicago and later worked as a dealer in Cuba and Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, he opened the Royal Nevada Casino in 1955 and was a minor investor in the Tropicana in 1958.
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George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada
The George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada dates between approximately 1900 and 1910, and contains black-and-white photographic prints illustrating various scenes and individuals in Searchlight, Nevada. Some images are captioned with initials or brief names.
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Photograph of miners standing near shaft and headworks, Tonopah (Nev.), late 1800s
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Photograph of Senator William M. Stewart riding a mule, Rhyolite (Nev.), late 1800s
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Postcard of the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield (Nev.), 1907
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Postcard of California Limited crossing the desert, 1901
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Photograph of a mining town, Delamar (Nev.), 1890s
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