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Photograph of dealer and casino owner in Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1950-1959

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Table dealer, Marie Del Papra, and Town Hall Casino owner, George Boscovich, stand next to the roulette table. Black chips are stacked across the table, while white chips are off to the side. Site Name: Town Hall Casino

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Photograph of Fremont Street at night, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s - early 1960s

Date

1955 to 1965

Description

A night view of neon signs and marquees for the Lucky Strike Club and Lucky Strike Club's Bingo Club on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. The various signs advertise "bingo" and "gambling." Site Name: Lucky Strike Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 117 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of Hal Erickson and Robbins Cahill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 1977

Date

1977-04

Description

Hal Erickson and Robbins Cahill looking at his 5-volume oral history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Typed description provided with image: "Robbine Cahill Oral History Transcript. [April 01, 1979, L-R: Hal Erickson; Robbins Cahill]. State regulation of gaming in Nevada began with Robbins Cahill. As early as 1945 when we became a member of the nevada State Tax Commission, Cahill had been in part responsible for enforcement of the state's first gaming regulations. When Nevada's Gaming Control Board was established in 1955, Cahill became its first chairman. With his encyclopedic memory Robbins Cahill is the most authoritative figure on gaming history in Nevada. His six-volume oral history is the richest and most vivid source of information in Nevada on the development of state gaming regulation."

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Photograph of Leon Rockwell, Nevada, circa 1960

Date

1960

Description

Description given with photograph: "Leon Rockwell, Sr. winning Jackpot--$250, Nevada Club, 1960." Site Name: Nevada Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

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

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

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

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

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Artistic renditon of the El Rancho Hotel 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 Johnny Moss counting money, Las Vegas (Nev.)

Date

1940-19-85

Description

Johnny Moss counts money he won from a Poker tournament, possibly at Binion's Horseshoe Photograph Collection, 1940-1985. PH-00318. Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.'s Horseshoe Casino. Other poker players can be seen sitting beside and behind him.

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Photograph of Kim Novak and Jake Freedman at the roulette table, Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of actress Kim Novak and Jake Freedman at a roulette table at the Sands Hotel. Freedman owned the Sands.

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Photograph of table games in the Stardust Casino (Las Vegas), circa early 1970s

Date

1970 to 1975

Description

Table games in the Stardust Casino prior to renovation in the mid 1970s.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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