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Sachs, Allan D. "Al", 1925-2002

Allan D. "Al" Sachs (1925-2002) was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino executive who owned the Stardust, Fremont, and Sundance (now known as The D) hotel-casinos with partner Herb Tobman during the 1980s. Sachs was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1925. He lied about his age and joined the Navy at age 16. After the navy, he entered the illegal gambling industry in Chicago and later worked as a dealer in Cuba and Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, he opened the Royal Nevada Casino in 1955 and was a minor investor in the Tropicana in 1958.

Person

Mining equipment in Esmeralda County: photographic print

Date

1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)

Description

Mining equipment stored inside a building at Revert Divide Mine in Esmeralda County, Nevada circa early 1900s.

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William McLeod oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01267

Abstract

Oral history interview with William McLeod conducted by Valerie McLeod on March 16, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. McLeod begins by speaking about his career as a contractor, the growth of Las Vegas in the 1960s and the city’s population. Moreover, he speaks about recreational activities such as riding motorcycles and exploring mines around Nevada. McLeod also spends time going over Indian reservations around Nevada and neighboring states, the Lost City in Nevada, boomtowns and ghost towns. Lastly, McLeod talks about the history of water and springs in the state of Nevada, what he would consider to be the Old Ranch and the stagecoaches that passed through Gold Point, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Shockley mining in Picklehandle Gulch: photographic print

Date

1890 (year approximate)

Description

William Hillman Shockley, Pickhandle Gulch, Mt. Diablo. Circa 1890.

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Newman, Alfred, 1900-1970

He was a musician in the Phil Hariss-Alice Faye radio show. 

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