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Bob Stupak "On The Record" with George Knapp: video

Information

Creator

Creator (cre): Stupak, Bob

Date

1990-02-17

Description

Local news anchor George Knapp interviews Bob Stupak. Interview begins with Stupak sharing his background and coming to stay in Las Vegas in 1972; his journey to owning and operating a number of casinos; the success of Vegas World and his marketing strategies; coming up with the idea for Stratosphere Tower; funding the project; the question about tower height and FAA regulations; Mirage opening and the potential affect on other casinos; his relationship with Steve Wynn; and Stupak's political career. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.

Digital ID

MS_01016_173

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx1b83c
Details

Contributor

Contributor (ctb): KLAS-TV (Television station : Las Vegas, Nev.)

Subject

Stupak, Bob
Casinos
Political candidates--Nevada

Time Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Moving Image

Material Type

moving images

Source

Bob Stupak "On The Record" with George Knapp: video, 1990 February 17

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak Professional Papers

Citation

MS_01016_173. Bob Stupak Professional Papers, approximately 1900-2007. MS-01016. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx1b83c

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Nevada Stupak transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) 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 reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) 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

0:31:10

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

video/mp4