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Fremont Street, image 007: postcard

Date

1946 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)

Description

Las Vegas Casino Center showcasing the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Union Plaza, The Mint, and Binion's Horsehoe.

Image

Eldorado Club and Golden Nugget on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Gambling clubs on Fremont Street.

Image

Photograph of Wilbur Clark working on a scale model of a roulette table, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1944-1950s

Date

1945 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark, in a workshop, making modifications to a scale model gambling table. He used his own designs.

Image

Showboat Hotel and Casino promotional video: video, 1984 May 11

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Footage of early Las Vegas and then shots of Showboat casino interior and exterior as voice narrates a history of the casino and describes features and amenities of the hotel. Footage of gambling floor, guests enjoying different games, the bowling center, boxing matches, entertainers, golf, tennis, and swimming pool, and buffets. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00930
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with J.W. Campbell by Raymond Haft, February 19, 1979

Date

1979-02-19

Description

On February 19, 1979, Raymond Haft interviewed his friend, J. W. Campbell (born June 13, 1918 in Pioche, Nevada). This interview covers the history of Nevada, including Mr. Campbell’s personal history and the growth of Nevada, overall. Mr. Campbell discusses the Stewart Ranch, the Mormon Fort, swimming pools in Las Vegas, and the above ground atomic tests. He also recalls the crash of Carole Lombard’s plane and the building of the Basic Magnesium Plant in Henderson. Mr. Campbell calls Las Vegas a “One industry town,” stating that gambling (and tourism) are the main and major factors in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Text

UNLV Libraries Collection of Casino Promotional and Publicity Material

Identifier

MS-00833

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Casino Promotional and Publicity Material (1966-2004) consists of clothing, promotional souvenirs, and gambling ephemera from various hotels and casinos throughout Las Vegas, Nevada. These items include hats, shirts, mugs, ash trays, drinking glasses, menus, buckets, keychains, keno supplies, and playing cards. The hotels include Caesar's Palace, Flamingo Hotel, Imperial Palace, Palace Station, Showboat, Castaways, Stardust, El Rancho, Sam's Town, Circus Circus, and Four Queens, in addition to others throughout Las Vegas.

Archival Collection