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Binion's Horseshoe Proposed Elevation: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452).
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Binion's Horseshoe Kitchen Plan: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452).
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Binion's Horseshoe Elevations & Sections: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452).
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"Nevada Week in Review" on Stratospere Tower design: video
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Archival Collection
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Nevada Week in Review featuring host Mitch Fox along with panelists Fred Lewis of KNEWS Radio, Jeff German of the Las Vegas Sun, Phil Hevener of Las Vegas Style magazine, and Angela Rodriguez discussing Stratopshere Tower design and marketing. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
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Channel 8 news segment: Bob Stupak tours Stratosphere Tower: video
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Channel 8 "Eyewitness News" segment featuring Bob Stupak as he tours the Stratosphere Tower construction site for the first time since his motorcycle accident. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
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Bob Stupak briefly talks with Bill Clinton: video
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Archival Collection
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Short segment featuring behind a quck conversation with President Bill Clinton held after the President finished a round of golf with Michael Jordan and Brian Greenspun at the Las Vegas Country Club. The round ended after dark. Later part shows Stupak waiting in line and chatting with various people. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
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Lewis E. Tullis Photograph Collection
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The Lewis E. Tullis Photograph Collection is comprised of six photographic reprints, five with captions from Lewis Tullis, that depict emergency response vehicles at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1970 to 1984.
Archival Collection
Mike Montano interview, September 19, 2008: transcript
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Archival Collection
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First played in Las Vegas with Jack E. Leonard in 1960. Only worked at two hotels during his 24-year Las Vegas career - Flamingo and riviera
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Transcript of interview with Ray Christian by Russell L. Ellis, March 19, 1978
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Archival Collection
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On March 19, 1978, Russell L. Ellis interviewed former postal worker, Ray Christian (born 1927 in Las Vegas, Nevada). The two discuss Ray’s family history and his experiences as a Black man in early Las Vegas. Ray Christian compares the experiences of his childhood with that of his children in Las Vegas. The interview concludes with Christian expressing how Las Vegas has grown and that there are more opportunities available for his children to pursue.
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Elaine Newton oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elaine Newton conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Kristel Peralta, and Vanessa Concepcion on May 19, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Elaine Newton shares her family's history living in Hawaii and Japan, and memories from her childhood growing up with her six siblings in Honolulu. She talks about becoming a flight attendant for Pan American World Airways and how she met her former husband, Wayne Newton, after a stop in Vietnam. Elaine recalls their courtship and marriage as well as what Las Vegas life, fashion, and entertainment were like during the 1980s. She also speaks about racial discrimination and anti-asian violence in the past and present.
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