Abstract
Caesars Palace Photograph Collection (approximately 1965-1989) depicts the famous Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino. The collection consists of twenty-seven images of iconic scenes of Caesars Palace, including its architecture, restaurants, and hotel suites.
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Caesars Palace Photograph Collection (approximately 1965-1989) depicts the famous Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino. The collection consists of twenty-seven images of iconic scenes of Caesars Palace, including its architecture, restaurants, and hotel suites. The documentation of Caesars Palace during the 1970s and 1980s is prominent.
The items described include photographic prints and slides; some of the prints have corresponding slides which are not listed separately. Items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified. Images listed specifically as slides exist only in that format
.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 website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order. Many of the photographic prints have corresponding slides. Slides have been housed separately and can be found in binder 7.
Biographical / Historical Note
Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino was opened in 1966 by Jay Sarno, a hotel mogul. Sitting across the street from the Flamingo Hotel and Casino and former Dunes Hotel and Casino, Caesars offered a completely new theme to the array of casinos on the famous Las Vegas Strip. The Greco-Roman style palace was successful from its opening day, but four years into its operation, Jay Sarno sold the property to help pay for his next venture. Caesars Palace has continued to thrive by adapting to trends on The Strip.
Source –
Moehring, Eugene P. Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930-1970. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1989.
Preferred Citation
Caesars Palace Photograph Collection, approximately 1965-1989. PH-00251. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2016, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Maryse Lundering-Timpano wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.