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Film negative portraits of Moulin Rouge casino boss George Altman, May 20, 1955
Series of three black and white negative portraits of Moulin Rouge casino manager George Altman, dated May 20, 1955.
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Blank questionnaires from various organizations such as NIGA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and others on casinos and socioeconomic impact of casinos, approximately 1994-2001
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 56
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Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino Neon Survey document, September 8, 2017
Site name: Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 129 E Fremont St
Sign owner: Landry's INC
Sign details: This location opened in 1946 by Guy McAfee, a vice captain with the LAPD. It was bought by Steve Wynn in 1973 and remodeled in 1984.
Sign condition: 5- their sign has stayed in good condition since its installation
Sign form: Architectural
Sign-specific description: Their original concept was an old west cowboy theme and design with a Gold rush inspiration. Steve Wynn remodeled for a modest, modern design to the building almost abandoning the original design and theme. Currently there are many logos of "GOLDEN NUGGET" channeled letters containing incandescent light bulbs that have some exterior skeletal neon surrounding the letters. There are also LED lights surrounding most of the top of the first floor of the building. Also above the entrances there is a satin-like metallic gold material.
Sign - type of display: Incandescent, LED and some neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: Metallic gold material above entrances
Sign animation: Flashing Incandescent light bulbs
Sign environment: Located Downtown Las Vegas in the hearth of the Fremont Street Experience, across from Binion's and the Four Queens.
Sign manufacturer: AD-ART(1988)
Sign - date of installation: 1988
Sign - date of redesign/move: Mid 1980's Steve Wynn remodeled from the YESCO Kermit Wayne 1961 design to the current facade is installed between 1984-87
Sign - thematic influences: The Gold coloring in the lights and the metallic section of the sign above their entrance showcase their modern twist on their old theme.
Survey - research locations: Ad Art contact, Charles Banard's The Magic Sign, Neon Museum tour outline , Vintage Vegas Website http://vintagelasvegas.com/search/Golden+Nugget
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-08
Sign keywords: Architectural; Incandescent; LED; Neon; Steel; Flashing
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EMP Meeting: Stratosphere Tower/Grand Casinos: audio, 1994 April 28
Audio recording of Bob Stupak giving an overview of the future of Vegas World and employees and the future of the Stratosphere Project. Bob Stupak introduces Lyle Berman, Chairman and Chief Executive of Grand Casinos, discusses the relationship between Stratosphere Corporation and Grand Casinos, and Stratosphere Corporation is purchasing Vegas World. Stupak says he will remain as CEO of Stratosphere Corporation until the project is completed. Original media cassettes.
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 46
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Gamblings: A Non-Sterile Transfer of Monies, Las Vegas: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1975
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
Box/Folder: Box 09
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"Rio Spec" footage of interior and exterior of Rio and commercial for hotel/casino: video
B-roll footage of Rio cocktail waitresses walking, talking, and looking into camera (no audio); b-roll of Rio exterior, neon sign, and marquee; "Look What's Shakin'" commercial with people dancing and wearing Rio merchandise (no audio). Original media Betacam, 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 the front exterior and parking lot of the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1961
Daytime view of the front exterior of the Stardust Hotel and Casino, showing the neon sign advertising the 1961 edition of Lido de Paris.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of Meadows Hotel/Casino staff, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1931
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Venus Room, New Frontier Hotel and Casino, menu, April 21, 1955
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Photograph of an unidentified diving grandmother at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1965
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