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."
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
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
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.