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Postcard of gambling scene while man flirts with woman, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date
1900 to 1989
Description
A postcard illustrating a man playing poker while holding a woman's hand with the caption, "If I'd Have Held This Hand Ten Years Ago-I'd Have A------'Full House' Now!" Inscription on back.

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Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino: brochure

Date
1966 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)
Description
Brochure for the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mixed Content

Photograph of gamblers at the Apache Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1930s-1940s

Date
1932 to 1949
Description
Black and white image of several men and women gathered around a roulette table at the Apache Casino.

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Debbie Reynolds Hotel and Casino: postcard

Date
1995 (year approximate)
Description
Debbie Reynolds Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas. (c. 1995)

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Excalibur Hotel and Casino groundbreaking signage, ceremony, 3D model of the hotel/casino: video

Date
1989
Description

B-roll footage related to the grounbreaking for the Excalibur Hotel and Casino. Video begins with shots of billboards and signs with renderings of the hotel; a groundbreaking stage is set with cake modeled after the hotel; a scaled model is shown in detail, people can be seen observing it under a blue-and-white striped tent. Campagne is poured into commemorative "Excalibur groundbreaking" glasses (no audio through this point). Second segment briefly has audio, opens with people in costumes for the ceremony (audio cuts back out). The cake is cut with a giant sword, people can be seen mingling and talking under the tent next to the Excalibur model and cake. . Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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Photograph of empty casino in the Sands (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Empty casino area of the Sands in the 1950s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Rhyolite Ghost Casino: photographic print

Date
1939 (year approximate)
Description
Rhyolite Ghost Casino in the old railroad depot, owned by Otto Wesmoreland was owner, circa 1939.

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Series I: Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino records and artifacts, 1830-1995

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

The Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino series (1830-1995) consists of books, guides, and magazines about gambling artifacts; casino promotional information and photographs, employee information; photocopies of Harvey's coin, token, and check collection; newspaper clippings about Harvey's hotel and assorted artifacts and ephemera including faro boards and case keepers, playing cards and holders, slot machine payoff signs, table-top gambling games, drinking glasses, matchbooks, and other casino merchandise. Also included are notes compiled on U.S. and world casinos and a collection of pre-Castro Cuba postcards collected by Andy Gazsi.

Archival Collection
Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00475
Collection Name: Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

UNLV Libraries Collection of Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials

Identifier
MS-00945
Abstract

UNLV Libraries Collection of Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials includes newspaper clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials for the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1982 to 2005.

Archival Collection

Treasure Island Hotel and Casino: postcards

Date
1990 to 1999
Description
Twelve (12) postcards showing exterior of the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. (1990s)

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