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Whiskey Pete's Hotel and Casino: postcard

Date

1997

Description

Whiskey Pete's Hotel and Casino. (1997)

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Commercial and personal cassettes, microcassettes, and miniDVs of recordings including Phyllis McGuire songs, the 1996 Harlem Globetrotters game, and Stupak inspecting casino properties, approximately 1990 to 2006

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01016
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 51

Archival Component

Photograph of the cashier's cage at the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa early 1970s

Date

1970 to 1975

Description

Stardust cashier's cage and craps area before renovations made in the mid 1970s.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Slide of Eldorado Casino sign, Henderson, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

Night view of the Eldorado Casino located at 140 South Water Street Henderson, Nevada. Originally the Wheel Casino, the Eldorado Casino was opened in 1962 and is now owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation.

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Stardust Hotel/Casino Convention Information Cards

Identifier

MS-00463

Abstract

The Stardust Hotel/Casino Convention Information Cards (1960-1970) consist of typescript index cards from the Stardust Hotel, Public Relations Department listing contact info for organizations and businesses planning to hold conventions in Las Vegas at the Stardust Hotel.

Archival Collection

Crystal Palace Gambling Hall and Hotel marquee, 1986

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005

Archival Component

Slide of the Cow Creek Indian Gaming Center, Canyonville, Oregon, circa mid to late 1990s

Date

1970 to 1990

Description

The Cow Creek Indian Gaming Center, owned by the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, opened in April 1992, started as a bingo hall and expanded into a casino in 1994. It is currently the Seven Feathers Casino Resort.

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Newspaper clippings about Hadassah game night, November 1971

Description

Hadassah Nite of Games Monday, publication and date unknown; Hadassah nite of games, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 7, 1971

"Stupak: The Game" released: video, 1989 December 24

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Local news anchors discuss "Stupak the Game", a response to Donald Trump's similar game; anchors display the game box and discuss Bob Stupak's history with Trump and briefly explain the game; the scandal involving his daughter's political campaign. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01016
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 40

Archival Component

Joker's Wild Casino Neon Survey document, August 20, 2017

Date

2017-08-20

Description

Information about the Joker's Wild Casino sign that sits at 920 N Boulder Hwy.
Site address: 920 N Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Boyd Gaming
Sign details: Opened 1990 as Cattle Baron Casino, closed and reopened at Joker's Wild 1993.
Sign condition: 5 - well maintained sign
Sign form: Super Pylon, and on top of building.
Sign-specific description: Neon Jester's hat on top of the Pylon sign, with a casino sign below and a reader board below that. Large neon Jester's hat on top of the Building. "Jokers Wild Casino" wrapping part of the building also in neon.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: Reader board and LED
Sign animation: Chase with light bulbs around outside of the cabinet that houses the property name.
Sign environment: On Boulder Highway in Henderson surrounded by empty lots and small residential areas.
Sign - date of installation: c. 1993
Sign - thematic influences: The property uses the joker playing card theme. This time is used with several other casino properties throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Survey - research locations: Boyd Gaming website, assessor's website
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-20
Sign keywords: Pylon; Neon; Steel; Chasing; Reader board; Video screen; Porte-cochère

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