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Postcard of the Monte Carlo Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1945-1956
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Photograph of Howard Cannon at the Helldorado parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1957
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Photograph of an unidentified father and his son participating in the Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18, 1977
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Photograph of Communications Workshop at the Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 17, 1977.
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Photograph of luncheon keynote speaker Gloria Steinem at Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18,1977
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Photograph of Jo Gonzales at the Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 19, 1977
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Slide of the lobby of the Guild Theatre, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s
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Slide of the Guild Theatre marquee advertising "I'm All Right Jack," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960
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Photograph of Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt, Las Vegas, April 1931
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Walter Weiss oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Walter Weiss conducted by Claytee D. White on November 02, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Walter Weiss discusses how Judaism and boxing kept him out of trouble in his youth. Weiss talks about his boxing training, becoming a runner for a bookmaker, and coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s to be a bookmaker for the Stardust Hotel, and working the slot machine floor. He also talks about having several different jobs in various casinos, and discusses different people involved in the gaming industry in Las Vegas.
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