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Interior of the Dunes Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)

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Photograph of a female dealer at a Big Six wheel, Apache Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1936-1937

Date

1936 to 1937

Description

A female dealer, a rarity during the 1930s, operates a Big Six Wheel (or Wheel of Fortune) at the Apache Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. A group of male gamblers stands around the table.

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The Mint Hotel repair room, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

From the Mint Hotel Photograph Collection (PH-00235) -- The repair room in which the slot machines in the Mint Hotel in downtown Las Vegas are repaired on a 24 hour basis. This is another stop on the famous, "Behind the Scenes" tour offered free of charge by the Mint Hotel.

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Photograph of float in Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

Crowds gather to watch the performers on top of the unidentified float driving down Fremont Street, in celebration of the Helldorado Parade.The float passes in front of The Westerner Gambling Hall in 1948 or 1949. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

An unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street in 1948 or 1949. Crowds gather and watch as women sit on top on the float shaped like an elephant pass in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Photograph of an unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade in Las Vegas, (Nev.), circa 1948

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

Crowds watch excitedly as a woman poses on top of an unidentified float. The float is made to look as if she is wearing an enormous dress. The float passes in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall in celebration of the Helldorado Parade. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Film transparency of Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, 1946-1950s

Date

1946 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An exterior view of the Golden Nugget Gambling at dusk.

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Texas Station, image 002: postcard

Date

1999

Description

Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel. (1999)

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Slide of several casinos on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date

1951 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas at night, featuring the Golden Nugget, Hotel Apache, Horseshoe, and Westerner Gambling Hall.

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Photograph of the Sahara Hotel float in the Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

Dozens and dozens of people sit and watch the swan-shaped float from the Sahara hotel drive during the Helldorado parade. The float is in front of the Western Gambling Hall. The float is driving down Fremont Street in 1948 or 1949. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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