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Transcript of interview with Gil Cohen by Claytee White, August 5, 2014
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Interview with Gil Cohen by Claytee White on August 5, 2015. In this interview, Cohen discusses growing up in Las Vegas and attending University of Nevada at Reno. He returned to Las Vegas to join the management training program at the Stardust. He talks about his friendships with Moe Dalitz and Carl Cohen, and his interest in golfing. He also discusses corporate ownership of casinos, unions, and his experiences working at different Strip hotels.
Gil Cohen came to Las Vegas in 1957, when was ten years old, when his father, Yale Cohen, was recruited by Moe Dalitz to work at the Stardust Hotel and Casino. Cohen graduated from University of Nevada Reno, and started working at the Stardust through the management-training program. In 1975, he was made hotel manager, his first of many leadership positions in Strip properties, which have included the Dunes, Aladdin, Hacienda and Monte Carlo, where he currently works as a casino host.
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Robert Scott Hooper Photographs [UNPROCESSED]
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This collection is unprocessed; see the access note for additional information. The Robert Scott Hooper Photographs (approximately 1960-2019) consist of photographic negatives, positives, prints, Polaroids, 16mm films, videos, business records, correspondence, drawings, and ephemera. The collection was created by prolific photographer Robert Scott Hooper and his longtime business partner and wife, Theresa Holmes. The couple's life and business was based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hooper's work focused on the female form, encompassing many areas of interest including sexual entertainment, modeling, pornography, and Las Vegas entertainment. Hooper was a contributing photographer with Playboy and Vegas Visitor magazines. Hooper also photographed many celebrities, Las Vegas production shows, notable events like hotel implosions, and the development of the Las Vegas Strip, including early time-lapse work on the Luxor Hotel and Casino and The Venetian. This collection also includes business records, model contracts, and correspondence.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 10, 2007
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Nate Mack B'nai B'rith lodge no. 2825 Newsbeat newsletters, item 02
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Newsbeat newsletter (first page missing)
Postcard of a barge, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the exterior of the Lake Mead Lodge, Nevada, circa 1940s to 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Film transparency of an architectural drawing, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
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Film transparency of Lake Mead National Recreation Area administrative building, circa 1940s-1950s
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Photograph of the Rotary Club, Hoover Dam, circa October 1946
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Archival Collection
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An image of Rotary Club members standing to sing the national anthem.
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