Oral history interview with Julie McDonald conducted by Michael Richardson on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, McDonald describes life in Las Vegas, Nevada after moving there in 1956, as well as the city's layout. McDonald also passionately describes the complexities, perks, and pitfalls she faced while working as a card dealer in various casinos.
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Bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Printed text on back of postcard: "The million dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada, 'where fortune smiles,' See the old-style West in our modern world. A place of mahogany bars, crystal chandeliers, with the genuine hospitality and old-time gaity of the Barbary Coast and the Virginia City of fifty years ago. 'Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A"
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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