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San Diego TV news segment on the expanding population of Las Vegas: video, 1989

Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents

Fremont Hotel and Casino promotional video opens with a song "Discover the Difference Downtown at the Fremont!" while showing guests walking around the hotel/casino interior. Then a male voiceover begins to describe the various amenities the hotel/casino has to offer, while showing footage of hotel guest rooms and casino gaming floor. The voiceover describes the membership club, the new race and sportsbook, and other gaming options like keno and bingo. Dining and entertainment options are explained while footage shows guests at a buffet, snack bar, dining at the Overland cafe, and the Hualapai fine dining restaurant. Includes many different shots of the building's neon signs, as well as many interior and exterior views of the Fremont. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 024

Archival Component

Vintage photos in frames: digital files, 1956 to 2017

Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents

Materials include digital images of historical photographs of the Tropicana including the opening of the resort in 1956, aerial photographs of the property, architectural designs, interior photographs, celebrities, and the exterior marquee.

Archival Collection
Tropicana Hotel and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-01186
Collection Name: Tropicana Hotel and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Photograph of room in Scotty's Castle, Death Valley (Calif.), 1922-1935

Date
1922 to 1935
Description
Inscription on the front of the photo reads: "Death Valley Scotty's room - in his castle. Death Valley, California. Frashers Foto - Pomona, Calif." Walter Scott is the real name of "Death Valley Scotty." He convinced Albert Mussey Johnson to build Scotty's Castle, also known as Death Valley Ranch. Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)

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Set of photographs including Allayson's birthday party, Doolittle playroom, Lula Wyatt, and Sharon White 1967

Date
1967
Description

Photographer's notations: 67A-6, Allayson's birthday party at nursery, *Kids in playroom at Doolittle, Lula Wyatt at train, Sharon White. To see photos from this grouping that have been digitized individually, see pho022101

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Set of photographs including Cub Scout Den Mothers, Wild Goose party, and Currency Exchange storefront

Date
1965
Description

Photographer's notations: Pilgrim's Rest [?] Jr. Ch., Cub Scout Den Mothers, Wild Goose party, Currency Exchange - Keller. Some photos from this set were previously online with the digital ID pho022076.

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La Salle Touzet in The Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco: postcard

Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367). The inscription on the back of the postcard reads, "Monte-Carlo. Le Casino. Salle Touzet (Trente et quarante)." Which translates to, "Monte-Carlo. The Casino. Touzet Room (Thirties and forties)."

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