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News segments about Stratosphere workers electing to be unionized and issues with the Stratosphere roller coaster: video

Information

Creator

Creator (cre): Stupak, Bob

Date

1996-05-07
1996-05-08

Description

Channel 13 and Channel 3 news segments about Stratosphere Tower employees electing to unionize. Channel 3 segment includes shots of Stratosphere housekeeping staff protesting after being fired for wearing union badges. Channel 3 news segment about closure of the Stratosphere rollercoaster, the High Roller, after a drive cylinder fell off the track while the ride was in motion. News segment includes live footage of the Stratosphere Tower at night. 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_105

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kw5d277
Details

Contributor

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

Subject

Stratosphere Hotel and Casino (1996-2020)
Labor unions
Amusement rides

Time Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Place

Las Vegas Strip

Resource Type

Moving Image

Material Type

moving images

Source

News segments about Stratosphere workers electing to be unionized and issues with the Stratosphere roller coaster: video, 1996 May 07 to 1996 May 08

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak Professional Papers

Citation

MS_01016_105. 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/d1kw5d277

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

0:02:30

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

video/mp4