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Slide of the interior of an unknown Michigan Indian casino, circa 1960s-1970s
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Slide of the interior of a casino, Mississippi, circa 2000s
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Film transparency of casino interior, Las Vegas, circa 1930-1950s
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Film transparency of guests playing a game of Craps, Las Vegas, circa 1930-1950s
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Photograph of a craps game, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1930s
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Postcard of roulette players, Nevada, circa 1910s to 1930s
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Photograph of Keno at El Rio Club
Black and white photograph of the keno desk at El Rio Club.
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Ruth Fyfe, K. Oscar Knudson, and Fern Olive oral history interview
Oral history interview with Ruth Fyfe, K. Oscar Knudson, and Fern Olive oral conducted by Susan Kendall on March 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The three interviewees discuss their early experiences teaching in Las Vegas, Nevada elementary schools beginning between 1924 and 1926. Topics the interviewees discuss include interstate school sports events, physical education for girls, sports for girls, teacher shortages, and school overcrowding. They also discuss illegal gambling in Las Vegas, Nevada prior to 1931, as well as Fremont Street casino and bar development in relation to the Las Vegas Grammar School (currently known as the Historic Fifth Street School) and the Las Vegas High School (currently known as Las Vegas Academy of the Arts) after Nevada legalized gambling.
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Gaming research files, 1950 to 2011
Materials contain newspaper articles and publications on gambling from 1950 to 2011 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The materials are primarily comprised of newspaper articles on subjects such as legal and illegal gaming, crime, taxes, proposed gaming legislation and regulations, casino games, pari-mutuel wagering, bankruptcies and lawsuits, casino design, and casino licensing.
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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