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Photograph of Sugar Hill, circa 1964
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Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of the exterior of Sugar Hill, featuring signs advertising cocktails, gambling, and two bands, circa 1964. Bob Bailey opened Sugar Hill in West Las Vegas in 1964, drawing such celebrities as Johnny Carson and Louis Armstrong.
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Baccarat tables at the Sands Hotel: photographs
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Series VIII. Sands Hotel Interior and Exterior
Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
Joe Pavlikowski oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Joe Pavlikowski conducted by Jay Brewer in 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Pavlikowski discusses his career in politics and as a district judge after his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950s. Pavikowski describes his time at Nellis Air Force Base while he served in the U.S. Air Force. Finally, he talks about changes throughout Las Vegas, specifically economic, environmental, and legal changes regarding gambling.
Archival Collection
Patricia Lappin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Patricia Lappin conducted by Nancy Bright on February 26, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. The interview covers Boulder City, Nevada around Hoover Dam. The two discuss the different gambling habits between Southern Nevada locals and Las Vegas tourists. During the latter half of the interview, the two speak at length about the impact of nuclear waste on Nevada. Lappin explains the unique issues that Southern Nevada faces as one of three states to accept nuclear waste.
Archival Collection
"Deuces Wild Rag" by Hubert Bauersachs, 1922
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
Nora, Rena, 1940-2008
An advocate for compulsive gambling treatment, Dr. Rena Nora (1940-2008) worked for thirty years in the field of psychiatry. She held professional positions in New Jersey and Nevada, including President of both the New Jersey Psychiatric Association and the Nevada Association of Psychiatric Physicians.
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