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Photograph of Julie Weintraub, Las Vegas, 1977
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Photograph of Julie Weintraub, Las Vegas, 1980s
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Randy Gangwer oral history interview
Oral history interview with Randy Gangwer conducted by Thomas Hardy on May 17, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Gangwer discusses the importance of gambling, above ground atomic tests, and Southern Nevada’s economic, environmental, and social changes.
Archival Collection
Don Feldman oral history interview
Oral history interview with Don Feldman conducted by Mitchell Young on March 05, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Feldman discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada, his family history, and changes in the employment, educational, tourism, and gambling industries.
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Transcipt of interview with Thelma Aiken by Patricia Gaydosh, April 05, 1976
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Reports by academics and consultants, 1950 to 2012
Materials contain reports written by academics and consultants about gaming from 1950 to 2012 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The reports generally pertain to gambling’s economic effects, legalization, taxation, and potential patrons. The reports cover such topics as economic feasibility of new gaming establishments, tax evasion and revenue, sports betting, horse and dog racing, social impacts of gambling, and problem gambling. The materials include reports from consulting firms such as Killingsworth Associates, De Seve Economics Associates, Abt Associates Inc., and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam)(left) and Dale L. Swift in a mock shootout: photographic print
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. a the 3/31/60 Reg. meeting of the Gambling Peacemakers in the Silver Slipper ballroom. Handwritten on back: March 31, 1960, Reg. meeting of the Gambling Peacemakers in the Silver Slipper Ballroom. Rex Bell and Dale L. Swift
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Rex Bell, 2nd from right, Bill Frolicki, and two other couples standing by a roulette wheel: photographic print
Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) (second from right), Bill Froelich (second from left) and unidentifed people gambling in the game room of the ranch house at the Walking Box Ranch
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Albert Washington oral history interview
Oral history interview with Albert D. Washington conducted by Wendell West on February 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Washington discusses changes in Las Vegas, Nevada, specifically the increase in population. Washington then recalls the voting system, gambling, local businesses, and religious influences in Las Vegas.
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