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Stratosphere Tower update: video, 1993 November 03
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News clip about construction work on Statosphere Tower, showing view from 500 feet above street. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Last remaining Titanic boarding pass up at auction: video, approximately 1999
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Local news anchors dicuss bottled water health and safety violations; Amazon's branching out into online auctions; the only remaining boarding pass for the Titanic going up to auction Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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HSST pitch for Las Vegas: video, 1989 December 13
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Video begins by discussing traffic congestion and growth in Las Vegas and on the Strip, then proposes HSST as a solution. The video describes and HSST (High Speed Surface Transport), a magnetic levitation public transportation system, and discusses why and how it could be adopted in Las Vegas. Original media U-matic tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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Silver Slipper television advertisements: video, 1983
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Television commercials for the Silver Slipper hotel and casino featuring Robin Timm, Boy-Lesque, Branded, and the Great Buffet. "My Slipper, my Vegas" is the tagline. Original media U-matic tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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"One of a Kind" television advertisement: video, 1984 March 26
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Television commercial for the show "One of a Kind" at the Desert Inn. Original media U-matic tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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MGM Grand Hotel and Casino B-roll: video, 1984 April 13
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Cesar Chavez speaking at a strike picket line. Footage of damage in the bottom of an empty swimming pool. Behind the scenes and onstage footage of a show, probably Jubilee!. B-roll of people getting out of taxis and cars and entering the MGM Grand. Footage of police arresting people outside the MGM Grand, while others chant what sounds like, "NRA, no way." Interviews with people outside the MGM Grand about their reactions to the Jubilee! show. Original media U-matic S tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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Castaways "Closing Celebration" television advertisement: video, 1987 July 14
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Television commercial for Castaways hotel and casino "Closing Celebration." Original media 2 Inch Quad, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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Aerial footage of Las Vegas golf course: video, 1989 August 01
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Aerial footage of Las Vegas, mainly golf courses, but also including hotels and casinos. Original description: "Scott Lyon Aerials, Tape 2." Original media U-matic tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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Opening TV spot for "The Maxim Midnight Movie Magic" show: video, 1987 November
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Opening for the Maxim Hotel's "Maxim Midnight Movie Magic" television show. Spot features a door opening to a party with music, dancing, show acts, an older man with a bikini clad woman playing with bubbles in a bathtub, and ends with text overlay. Original media U-matic S tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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Aerial and ground nighttime views of Bob Stupak's Vegas World property: video, 1987 March
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Aerial views of Bob Stupak's Vegas World but also briefly Circus Circus and The Sahara; aerial footage of Vegas World circling the property several times, and south down Las Vegas Boulevard; ground view exterior only including space themed neon signs. Original media U-matic S tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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