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Photograph of Jack Binion and customers in front of Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970 February
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Archival Collection
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Jack Binion (2nd from right) awarding cash prizes to customers in his hotel. They are standing in front of the million dollar display at the Horseshoe. (February 1970)
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Photograph of Jack Binion posing for photos holding the million dollar display, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1971
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Archival Collection
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Photographers film Jack Binion holding a million dollars. It was a display at his Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas. (c. 1971). Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center 22333".
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Photograph of a line of horses outside of the Horseshoe Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), April 17, 1968
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Archival Collection
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Men sit on horseback in a line outside of the Horseshoe Casino for some type of special event. Spectators line the sidewalks and watch the riders. For other images of the same event, see pho026119 & pho026121.
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Photograph of a display of money, Las Vegas (Nev.)
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Archival Collection
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Binion's Horseshoe Million Dollar display. Stamp on back of photo: "Allen Photographers. Inc. Post Office box 14667 Las Vegas, Nevada 89114".
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Photograph of the Binion's Horseshoe display, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1952 to 1964
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Archival Collection
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Million Dollar display with sign - "Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe". (c. 1952-1964). Stamped on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nev. - P. O. Box 28
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Photograph of the parking garage of the casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 5, 1962
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Archival Collection
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Binion's Horseshoe parking garage - Dec. 5, 1962. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center".
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Transcript of interview with Margaret Price by Joanne Goodwin, March 5, 1997
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Archival Collection
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When farm-girl-turned-waitress, Margaret "Maggie" Price, came to Las Vegas from Ohio in 1950 with her husband, Francis "Frank" Price, she had no idea what was in store for her in the hot desert oasis. Maggie's career spanned a period of historical transformation in Las Vegas when Downtown was becoming overshadowed by the development on the Las Vegas Strip. Vaudeville and striptease acts were still alive, but the arrival of big-named acts, such as the Rat Pack, Barbara Streisand, and the King himself, Elvis Presley, were just beginning to take the lead. Organized crime was still a prominent part of the culture and brothels still operated somewhat openly. The three decades Maggie and Frank worked in Las Vegas provided them with front-row seats for the birth, transformation, and occasional death of numerous casinos, including the Sahara, the Flamingo, the Sands, the Dunes, the Tropicana, and the International. Initially going to work as a waitress at the El Rancho Vegas, Maggie
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Gwen Weeks Rahner interview, March 06, 1981: transcript
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On March 6, 1981, Laronda D. Tinsley interviewed Gwendolyn Weekes Rahner (born August 14th, 1923 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Mrs. Rahner discusses working in politics and registering people to vote in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses living in West Las Vegas and her experiences there.
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Transcript of interview with Bruce Woodbury by Claytee White, February 25, 2009
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Archival Collection
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When Bruce Woodbury, native Las Vegan, attorney, and former county commissioner, looks back on growing up, he immediately says: My first memory of a house here in Las Vegas was in the John S. Park area. The Woodbuiy family lived in two houses in the neighborhood and attended only two schools, John S. Park Elementaiy and Las Vegas High School. Bruce's recollections begin in the 1940s, when they lived on the edge of town. Bruce has what he calls a "nostalgic yearning for the old Las Vegas, even though today it's an exciting, vibrant community in many ways." And during this oral history interview, he recalls the safe feeling of the times—unlocked doors and children allowed to roam more freely than today. The Strip was a "separate world" where kids like himself might go to a show occasionally with their parents, celebrate a prom dance or, as he did, get a part-time job. One of Bruce's jobs included being a busboy at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino where he confesses to learning and
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Transcript of interview with Christie Young by Dennis McBride, October 18, 1998
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Archival Collection
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I've known Christie Young for many years and was grateful she agreed to be interviewed for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. Not only is she frank in what she says, but her background as a researcher in sexual issues and as a straight woman involved in the gay community give her a unique perspective. Ancillary to her donation of this interview transcript to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Christie has generously donated her personal journals which detail more than a decade of her life including the years she worked with Las Vegas's gay community . Christie shares the project's concern that documentation of the gay community is ephemeral and vanishes rapidly; her determination that her contribution to that community be preserved greatly enriches our knowledge and will benefit future scholars.
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