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Willie, James, and Jamet Jones oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Willie, James, and Jamet Jones conducted by Robbin McLaurin on March 05, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The Jones’ discuss discrimination and the limited jobs that the hotel industry offered to black people. They then discuss the importance of the black community and how Las Vegas, Nevada changed throughout the years.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Joseph Gemma by Dan Murphy, March 1, 1979
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Archival Collection
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On March 1st, 1979, collector Dan Murphy interviewed Anderson Dairy production manager, Joseph Gemma (born on October 25th, 1934 in Norwalk, Connecticut) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the history of Las Vegas, including employment opportunities, construction work, housing developments, and the hotels on the Strip. Joseph also recalls social and environmental changes and local recreation, including sports and the importance of gaming in Nevada.
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Series 2: The Poker Hall of Fame Materials, 1976-1989
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The Poker Hall of Fame was established in 1979 by the Binions to honor great poker players past and present. The first Hall of Fame inductees included five famous players and two contributors; every year thereafter one player was chosen for induction, many of them World Series regulars. Around 1986, Binion began hosting a championship game called the Poker Hall of Fame Classic in which the best players from diverse categories came together to play in celebration of the game.
The materials consist of press releases on the honorees, newspaper clippings and proceedings of the tournament, a few Hall of Fame certificates, and miscellaneous writings.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
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Report, Las Vegas water supply recommendations, March 31, 1942
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Archival Collection
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Report describing the origins of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co., including recommendations that the Union Pacific Railroad keep title to water bearing lands, and that the company not sell out to the city.
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Photographs of cast members from "Lido de Paris," produced by Donn Arden at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1958-1959
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Archival Collection
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Letter from Tiza and Mina Stewart and Evaline Stewart Stay (Las Vegas) to Leo McNamee (Las Vegas), December 6, 1939
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Archival Collection
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Copy of the letter from the Stewart family demanding reparations for damages caused by the lack of water which should have been delivered to them by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), March 7, 1929
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Archival Collection
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Walter Bracken reporting to Fred Knickerbocker on the water situation on properties recently purchased by T. J. Lawrence.
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