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Dunes Hotel and Casino Records

Identifier

MS-00328

Abstract

The Dunes Hotel and Casino Records are comprised of administrative, publicity, and entertainment materials documenting the history of the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from the years 1954 to 1992. Included are correspondence, contracts, photographs, hotel budgets, and an early aerial photograph of the property. The material provides a significant amount of historical documentation of the hotel that was long known to tourists and residents as the "the Miracle in the Desert."

Archival Collection

Postcard of people playing craps at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s-early 1960s

Date

1956 to 1963

Description

Postcard showing people gambling at a craps table in the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Caption: "Lookin' for a 'hard-six' in Las Vegas." Caption on back: "Craps--the 'fastest action' game in the world. Color courtesy: The Flamingo Hotel." "P29128." Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3555 South Las Vegas Boulevard

Image

The Golden Nugget Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)

Image

Photograph of men playing faro in a Fremont Street casino (Las Vegas), circa 1930

Date

1928 to 1933

Description

Men playing a game of faro in an early Fremont Street casino. Stamp on back of photo: "Vegas Studio & Camera Supply, 116 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada"
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street

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Ballroom of a casino in Dieppe, France: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Dunes Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials

Identifier

MS-01131

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Dunes Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials consist of newspaper clippings, artifacts, show programs, and other promotional and publicity materials about the Dunes Hotel and Casino. Also included in this collection is a videotape recording of Channel 13's live coverage of the Dunes Hotel implosion in 1993.

Archival Collection

North Dakota: Mni Wakan Oyate (Spirit Lake Tribe or Devils Lake Sioux): newspaper articles on Spirit Lake Casino and Resort and the Sioux Manufacturing Corporation; casino pamphlet; essay on gaming; and Spirit Lake Casino and Resort press releases, approximately 1995-2003

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 21

Archival Component

"Compulsive Gambling and 'Substitution Therapy'", 1983

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00578
Collection Name: Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
Box/Folder: Box 01 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

"The Early Detection of Pathological Gambling", 1980

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00578
Collection Name: Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
Box/Folder: Box 01 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Compulsive gambling descriptive literature, 1987

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Council on Compulsive Gambling Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00494
Collection Name: Nevada Council on Compulsive Gambling Records
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component