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Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection
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The Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection, approximately 1948 to 1960, consists of twenty black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting images of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, the annual Helldorado Parade, the Marion Hicks family, local labor union dinners, Thunderbird Hotel employees, and various hotels and casinos.
Archival Collection
Benjamin F. Smith Papers
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The Benjamin F. Smith Papers, dated from 1960 to 1969, contains a photocopy of a typed manuscript written by Benjamin F. Smith titled "Lady Luck and I." The manuscript details Smith's life, and focuses mainly on his time in Las Vegas, Nevada and his gambling strategies. The manuscript also contains gambling plays, figures, and charts. The collection also contains photocopied newspaper clippings and a brief biography of Smith written by Larry Evans.
Archival Collection
Howard Schwartz Collection on Gaming
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The Howard Schwartz Collection on Gaming documents the gaming industry in the United States from 1966 to 2010. The collection includes manuscripts, periodicals, newspaper articles, ephemera, profit and probability profiles and a report from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
Archival Collection
Architectural sketch of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), rough sketch, 1951-1956
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Archival Collection
Description
Rough planning sketch of the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. Original medium: pencil on tissue paper
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), planning and sketches of the outside elevations, 1951-1956
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Archival Collection
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Drawing of the outside elevations of the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. Original medium: pencil on paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), planning and sketches of the outside elevations, 1951-1956
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Archival Collection
Description
Outside elevation of the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. Original medium: pencil on paper
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Index to the architectural drawings and cover sheet for the Hacienda's (Las Vegas) room additions, August 6, 1957
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Archival Collection
Description
Plans for the construction of a 266 room addition to the Hacienda. Harold L. Epstein, structural engineer; W. L. Donley, mechanical engineer; Joseph L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda's (Las Vegas), room additions and preliminary sketch, June 5, 1957
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Archival Collection
Description
Plans for the construction of a 266 room addition to the Hacienda. Scale: 1/16 inch = 1 foot.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), miscellaneous revisions and details, circa September 1957
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Archival Collection
Description
Plans for the construction of a 266 room addition for the Hacienda.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), coffee shop and alterations in the existing television lounge, May 4, 1958
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Archival Collection
Description
Plans for the renovation of the Hacienda Coffee Shop.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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