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Local news segments on Sam Boyd passing away at 82: video

Information

Creator

Creator (cre): Stardust Resort and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Date

1993-01-15

Description

Local news segments recall gaming pioneer Sam Boyd's history and service to Las Vegas after he passed away January 15, 1993. Still images of Boyd throughout the years appear on screen, as newscasters give a brief history of his work and the evolution of the Boyd Gaming Company. Channel 13's segment includes brief interview with Jackie Gaughan and Mel Woods, who speak about how much Boyd did for the city. Channel 8's segment includes interview clip with Steve Wynn and Jackie Gaughan. Later segments include video broadcast of people speaking at Boyd's memorial service, and clips with various attendees afterward. 11 cuts of different news segments. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) -- Photographs and audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

Digital ID

MS_00515_097

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17p90601
Details

Contributor

Contributor (ctb): KVBC Channel 3 (Television station : Las Vegas, Nev.)
Contributor (ctb): KLAS-TV (Television station : Las Vegas, Nev.)
Contributor (ctb): KTNV-TV (Television station : Las Vegas, Nev.)

Time Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Resource Type

Moving Image

Material Type

moving images

Source

Local news segments on Sam Boyd passing away at 82: video, 1988 November 01

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records

Citation

MS_00515_097. Stardust Resort and Casino Records, 1950-2006. MS-00515. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17p90601

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor of the collection, Jim Seagrave, transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) to UNLV. However, the material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Standardized Rights Statement

In Copyright

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals are not available for viewing because of fragility or obsolescence

Extent

0:15:25

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

video/mp4