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Thomas Barbarite oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00077

Archival Collection

Joan Gordon Family Films

Identifier

MS-01172

Archival Collection

Mary Habbart oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00759

Archival Collection

Ed Collins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00406

Archival Collection

William Verzani oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01876

Archival Collection

John Haines oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00766

Archival Collection

Stearns, Sam

Sam Stearns was an owner-operator of several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1935 he bought the Meadows Club on Boulder Highway with his brother Dave Stearns and Larry Potter. By 1941, the Stearns brothers also operated the Northern Club in downtown Las Vegas, which Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel invested $18,000 in.

Gragg, Larry D. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015.

Person

Charles F. Sells oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01668

Archival Collection

Stearns, Dave

Dave Stearns was a gambler and entrepreneur who owned and operated several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1935 he bought the Meadows Club on Boulder Highway with his brother Sam Stearns and Larry Potter. By 1941, the Stearns brothers also operated the Northern Club in downtown Las Vegas, which Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel invested $18,000 in.

Gragg, Larry D. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015.

Person