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Photograph of the Showboat Hotel and Casino slot machine area (Atlantic City), circa March, 1987

Date

1987

Description

Slot area of the Atlantic City Showboat.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Photograph of slot machines in the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), circa March, 1987

Date

1987

Description

Slot area of the Atlantic City Showboat.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Collage of attractions in Laughlin, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- A collage of attractions in Laughlin, Nevada. Inscription with the image says, "Newest and friendliest playground in the Southwest! Located on the famous 'Nile of America,' the Colorado River. You can enjoy the numerous casinos, catch big Stripers, feed the burros in gold mining 'Ghost Town,' (Oatman, Arizona), boat ride the river... Laughlin, where you can RELAX!"

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Photograph of Binion's Horseshoe Photograph Collection, 1940-1985. PH-00318. Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. and others at a poker table in the Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.)

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1985 (year approximate)

Description

Benny Binion's Horseshoe Photograph Collection, 1940-1985. PH-00318. Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. (2nd from left) stands with others at a poker table in his Horseshoe Hotel and Casino. The stamp on back of photo say, "Please give photographic credit Sandra Lee Kaplan Veuillez mentionner le nom du photographie S.V.P."

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Photograph of El Rancho craps table, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Entertainer Joe Lewis, El Rancho owner Beldon Katleman, and other patrons stand at the craps table at El Rancho Vegas as Joe throws the die. Site Name: El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Jinx the Super Chimp: photographs

Date

1954 to 1966

Description

Series XVII. Hotel and Casino Promotional Events

Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Photograph of card tables and chairs at the Stardust, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1974

Date

1973 to 1975

Description

Inside the Stardust Hotel and Casino, there are several card tables and chairs present in the room. On the far wall, there are intricate gold wall-hangings of different card suit shapes. The carpet underneath the tables has a reddish diamond pattern. This color photograph was taken prior to the renovation of the hotel in the mid 1970s. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Street Address: 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of hotel guests standing inside Stardust, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1974

Date

1973 to 1975

Description

Two hotel guests in the casino area of the Stardust Hotel stand with their backs to the change counter on the right. The men are looking at something to the left that is out of view. Employees stand behind the change counter but their faces and bodies are blurred. The color photograph was taken before the casino was renovated in the mid 1970s. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Street Address: 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of two men at a poker table, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 1979

Date

1979-05

Description

Sam Petrillo (left, in the blue shirt) and David Sklansky (right, in the brown shirt) compete in the World Series of Poker held 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 in 1979.

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Photograph of Jack Entratter and Frank Sinatra at Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Jack Entratter (left), Frank Sinatra, and an unidentified man at a blackjack table in the Sands Casino.

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