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Transcript of interview with Charlotte Brascia by Joe Mascellino, February 24, 1977

Date
1977-02-24
Description
Joe Mascellino interviews Charlotte Brascia in his home about the history of Nevada. Mascellino asks Brascia about social and cultural changes, the growth of different religions, Brascia’s brief presence in the airline industry, political presence in Las Vegas, and rising crime rates. Brascia also specifically discusses her experience in the gaming and hospitality industry and how gaming operations have changed over time, particularly comparing gaming and hiring practices in the 1950s with those in the 1970s.

Text

Baccarat tables at the Sands Hotel: photographs

Date
1959
1961 to 1968
Description

Series VIII. Sands Hotel Interior and Exterior

Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Joe Pavlikowski oral history interview

Identifier
OH-01445
Abstract

Oral history interview with Joe Pavlikowski conducted by Jay Brewer in 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Pavlikowski discusses his career in politics and as a district judge after his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s. Pavikowski describes his time at Nellis Air Force Base while he served in the U.S. Air Force. Finally, he talks about changes throughout Las Vegas, specifically economic, environmental, and legal changes regarding gambling.

Archival Collection

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

Image

Film transparency of the Eldorado Club's interior (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Interior of the Eldorado Club.
Site Name: Eldorado Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

Image

Photograph of the casino interior of the Frontier Club, 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description

Busy interior of the Frontier Club
Site Name: Frontier Club
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Image

"Deuces Wild Rag" by Hubert Bauersachs, 1922

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component