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External casino elevations for the New Frontier Hotel and Casino from 1966. Includes revision dates and key map. Original medium: pencil on parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Ira Tepper and Associates, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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The Patrick Meiklejohn Collection of Nevada Hotel and Casino Ephemera (1970s-1994) consists of 117 decks of casino and airline playing cards and casino marketing material and ephemera, including hats, keychains, bags, pens, napkins, and hotel room courtesy items.
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B-roll footage related to the grounbreaking for the Excalibur Hotel and Casino. Video begins with shots of billboards and signs with renderings of the hotel; a groundbreaking stage is set with cake modeled after the hotel; a scaled model is shown in detail, people can be seen observing it under a blue-and-white striped tent. Campagne is poured into commemorative "Excalibur groundbreaking" glasses (no audio through this point). Second segment briefly has audio, opens with people in costumes for the ceremony (audio cuts back out). The cake is cut with a giant sword, people can be seen mingling and talking under the tent next to the Excalibur model and cake. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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