Abstract
The Louise Meehan Photograph Collection on the Boulder Club contains three black-and-white photographs of the Boulder Club in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1953. The photographs capture part of the interior of the club and showcase its slot machines, bar, and card room.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Louise Meehan Photograph Collection on the Boulder Club contains three black-and-white photographs of the Boulder Club in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1953. The photographs capture part of the interior of the club and showcase its slot machines, bar, and card room.
Access Note
The collection is open for research. Portions of this collection are digital and
Publication Rights
Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Boulder Club opened in 1929 and was one of the only gambling establishments in Las Vegas, Nevada when gambling was legalized in the 1931. Located on Fremont Street, the Boulder Club offered gaming until it closed in 1960. The Horseshoe casino later extended its building onto land formerly occupied by the Boulder Club.
Preferred Citation
Louise Meehan Photograph Collection on the Boulder Club, 1953. PH-00203. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1985 by Louise Meehan; accession number 1985-052.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.