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Photograph of Major A. Riddle, circa 1970s

Date
1970 to 1979
Description
Portrait of Major A. Riddle, Las Vegas gambling pioneer. He opened the Dunes, Silver City, and Silver Nugget and turned the old Thunderbird into the Silverbird.

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A slide of the neon sign for the Nevada Club, Laughlin, Nevada 1986

Date
1986
Description
A color image of the neon sign for Del Webb's Nevada Club. The Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall and its neon cowboy can be seen in the background.

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Slide of a casino interior, Las Vegas, circa 1990s

Date
1990 to 1999
Description
An interior casino with slot machines.

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Transcript of interview with Stanley Hyman by Eleanor Doble, March 10, 1981

Date
1981-03-10
Description

Interview with Stanley Hyman by Eleanor Doble on March 10, 1981. In this interview, Hyman discusses his job as a district manager for Farmers Insurance group, which brought him to Reno, Nevada in the 1940s, then to Las Vegas in 1951. He talks about the population growth of Las Vegas, and comments that the infrastructure of the city did not improve with the population growth. He also talks about some local disasters, the economy, entertainment, and the convention business in the area. He speaks briefly about recreation at Lake Mead and Mount Charleston, and atomic tests. The interviewer asks about women in leadership positions in hotels and in the insurance business.

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Photograph of gamblers playing roulette, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Group of gamblers playing roulette in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Slide of men playing roulette, Las Vegas, circa 1940-1950s

Date
1940 to 1959
Description
A color slide of a group of men playing Roulette in an undentified casino (probably on Fremont Street) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of the Last Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1945

Date
1945
Description
The Wheel of Fortune inside the Last Frontier Hotel and Casino.

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