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Lederer cartoon: postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Postcard with gambling theme: caption- "Send Carlo and Fido at once! Met man who got $1,000.00 because he held a big dog, and a little dog last Night". (copyright 1905) Artist by name of Lederer (Charles Lederer).
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Photograph of card tables and chairs at the Stardust, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1974
Date
1973 to 1975
Description
Inside the Stardust Hotel and Casino, there are several card tables and chairs present in the room. On the far wall, there are intricate gold wall-hangings of different card suit shapes. The carpet underneath the tables has a reddish diamond pattern. This color photograph was taken prior to the renovation of the hotel in the mid 1970s. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Street Address: 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Transcript of interview with Marjorie Barrick by Mary Beth Nitzchke, March 13, 1981
Date
1981-03-13
Description
Mary Beth Nitzschke interviews Marjorie Barrick (b. 1917) in her den at her home about the sociological view of Nevadans in the gaming industry. Barrick also discusses UNLV’s beginnings, Las Vegas history, founding Child Haven, Owning Flamingo and the Fremont, “the hotel people,” and the lack of cultural activities in the 1950s.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, June 5, 1997
Date
1997-06-05
Description
Part of an interview with Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on June 5, 1997. Preddy recalls her pleasant residence in Hawthorne, the opening of the Moulin Rouge, and meeting entertainers as a keno dealer.
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Photograph of a floating craps table in the Sands Hotel swimming pool, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Gamblers playing in the swimming pool at a floating craps table at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sands Hotel "A Place In The Sun" marquee is seen from the pool.
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Photograph of the interior view of the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa early 1970s
Date
1970 to 1975
Description
Slot machine area, restaurant entrance, lounge entrance, and hallway in the Stardust before renovations. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Stardust Hotel before it was renovated in the mid 1970s. View of slot machines, entrance to Moby Dick Restaurant, and hallway."
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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