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Transcript of interview with Chic Hecht by Julie Sefman, April 2, 1976
Interview with Chic Hecht Julie Sefman on April 2, 1976. In this brief interview, Hecht talks about his time in the state senate working to bolster the budget with sales tax and gaming tax, starting a community college and health programs. He also talks about Pop Squires, a newspaper man and advocate for building Hoover Dam, who had a home on the site of Chic Hecht's clothing store on Fremont Street. Hecht also describes his time in the military and his involvement with the Military Intelligence Association.
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Edith Leavitt interview, February 7, 1977: transcript
On February 7, 1977, collector Enrico Messina interviewed Edith Leavitt (born April 12th, 1924, in St. George, Utah) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Mrs. Leavitt talks about teaching in Southern Nevada, including in the Virgin Valley and in Las Vegas. She also discusses the changing education system in Southern Nevada during her time as an educator.
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Photograph of the interior of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), August 1953
Casino area of the Boulder Club. Transcribed from original: "Inside the old Boulder Club on Fremont St. Now part of the Horseshoe taken from the bar area looking East. In the front Louise (Goble) Meehan, change girl."
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street
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"Spirituality in Treatment", undated
Collection Name: Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
Box/Folder: Box 02
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Games of the 1900s, undated
Collection Name: Bob Weinstein Papers on Compulsive Gambling
Box/Folder: Box 16
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Casablanca: photographic print, 1943
Collection Name: Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Jinxed: photographic print, 1981
Collection Name: Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01
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