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Film transparency of businesses on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1947
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Archival Collection
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Daytime view of Fremont Street looking northwest from Second Street toward the Union Pacific Railroad station. The Golden Nugget Gambling Hall is seen on the southwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets, and the Eldorado Club and Apache Hotel are seen on the northwest corner. Signs for the Boulder Club, Frontier Club, White Spot Cafe, the Monte Carlo Club, Pioneer Club and Overland Hotel are also seen.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Otha Bolden oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Otha Bolden conducted by an unknown interviewer on July 05, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bolden discusses social and environmental changes that have taken place in Nevada over the span of twenty years. Her husband, Mr. Bolden also weighs in on the discussion, adding his personal accountant of the storm of 1964, and his views on integration and employment in Nevada.
Archival Collection
Sherwin Garside oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Sherwin Garside conducted by David Anderson on March 25, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Garside discusses his father’s newspaper business and his personal knowledge of the early mining that took place in different parts of Nevada. He also talks about living in the town of Tonopah, Nevada, the Native Americans who lived in the area, and his experiences from living in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Esther Wolverton oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Esther Wolverton conducted by David Haymack on March 13, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wolverton discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1927 and recalls her first impressions of the city. She also describes experiencing the first Helldorado Parade, social life in Las Vegas, and her employment as a waitress. Later, Wolverton discusses the construction and development of McCarran Airport. Lastly, she talks about population growth in Las Vegas and the significance gaming has to the city.
Archival Collection
"Don't Blame It All On Broadway" by Bert Grant, 1913
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
"Finesse" by Bernard Maltin and Ray Doll, 1929
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
Restricted Griffin Investigations Alerts, SIN Flyer and SIN Reports, Stardust Casino surveillance reports, CCTV facial captures, Boyd Gaming Corporation incident information check forms, "Play Bac" report, and Hyland Team dossier, 1996 to 2003
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Gambling Surveillance Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
UNLV Libraries Collection of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials and Reports
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials for the Circus Circus hotel and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Reno, Nevada, dating from 1972 to 2006.
Archival Collection
Bob Stupak interview and aerial views of Vegas World: video
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Archival Collection
Description
Moving Image