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Plains regional subject files, approximately 1988-2008
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Scope and Contents
The Plains regional subject files include materials about Native American communities and gaming in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas dating from approximately 1988 to 2008. The materials include socioeconomic reports, tribal-state gaming compacts, regulatory materials, Great Plains Indian Gaming Association materials, journal articles, Native American newspapers, periodicals, informational packets, court opinions, Dr. Spilde’s research photographs, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) site visit materials, newsletters, memos, National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) correspondence, press releases, fact sheets, video recordings of televised programs, promotional materials, and newspaper articles.
The Plains subseries focuses primarily on Native American gaming and non-gaming topics in Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The materials document a number of Native American nations, particularly the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation; the Standing Rock Nation of North and South Dakota; and the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: N/A
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Aerial photograph of Circus Circus at night, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1975
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Photograph of a large group of people near the swimming pool at the Hotel Last Frontier, 1940s
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Crowded swimming pool area of the Hotel Last Frontier, yet nobody is in the pool. The sign for the Ramona Room is also visible.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Las Vegas Hilton, circa 1971-1974
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Las Vegas Hilton before expansions made in 1975. The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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Architectural drawing of the Western Village theme park (Las Vegas), grocery and general stores, exterior elevations, 1947
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Architectural plan for a component of the Western Village (ultimately named Last Frontier Village) at the Hotel Last Frontier from 1947.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the restaurant entry area in the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), 1987
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Customer waiting area and hostess desk at a restaurant in the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of the bowling alley at the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), 1987
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Men and women bowling inside of the Showboat Hotel and Casino's (Atlantic City) bowling alley.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of the Casa di Napoli restaurant in the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), 1987
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The exterior of the Casa di Napoli restaurant inside of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of a rendering of the International Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1968
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Artist's conception of the proposed International Hotel painted by Atkins. The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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Photograph of a rendering of the Sahara Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), circa 1965
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Artist's conception of an aerial view of the Sahara Tahoe. Rendering made by Siegfried Knop. Del E. Webb Corporation, developers.
Site Name: Sahara Tahoe
Address: US Highway 50, Stateline, NV
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