Abstract
The John Pappas Photograph Collection is comprised of four black-and-white photographic reprints, taken from between 1930 to 1949 and reprinted from between 1999 to 2005, that depict employees from the White Spot Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada being paid in silver dollars by the owner, John Pappas.
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Scope and Contents Note
The John Pappas Photograph Collection is comprised of four black-and-white photographic reprints. The photographs were taken from between 1930 to 1949 and reprinted from between 1999 to 2005, and depict employees from the White Spot Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada being paid in silver dollars by the owner, John Pappas.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
The White Spot Cafe & Arcade was a cafe located at 109 Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada and was owned and operated by John Pappas from 1932 to 1951. In 1951, the cafe was purchased by Eldorado Club co-owner Arthur Rozen.
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Southern Nevada Telephone Company Collection, 1957-1966. MS-00601. Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. UNLV Libraries, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Preferred Citation
John Pappas Photograph Collection, approximately 1999-2005. PH-00300. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were periodically collected by the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Note
In 2020, as part of a backlog elimination project, Joseph Puentes created the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.