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Photograph of a motion picture set, circa 1930
Date
1929 to 1931
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Motion picture set - gambling hall, circa 1930."
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Transcript of interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers, February 23, 1979
Date
1979-02-23
Archival Collection
Description
Interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers on February 23, 1979. In this interview, Kirshbaum discusses the Riviera Hotel where he began working in 1955. He also talks about the landscape of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and the state of gambling, comps, customer service, and dealer training. The interviewer asks about the treatment of minorities at the Riviera, and in Las Vegas generally, and the effect of corporate ownership on casinos.
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El Cortez Hotel and Casino, image 002: postcard
Date
1975 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
El Cortez, Las Vegas, gambling hall. (c. 1975)
Image
Photograph of the men at the Apache Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1932 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of men gambling inside the Apache Casino.
Image
Slide of Boulder Club, Las Vegas, circa 1920-1940s
Date
1920 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a group of men gambling at the Boulder Club.
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Film transparency of a collage showing scenes from Las Vegas, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing a gambling scene surrounded by a montage of neon signs from various casinos.
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Photograph of guests at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1955
Date
1954 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Guests gambling at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Massachusetts: Wôpanâak of Aquinnah (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head [Aquinnah]): tribal-state gaming compact; Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED), "Public Policy Analysis of Indian Gaming in Massachusetts" report; Wampanoag chairperson Beverly Wright's testimony to National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC); promotional brochure; Massachusetts House of Representatives Bill Number 5518; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), "A Native American Gaming Resort Will Benefit Massachusetts" report; newspaper articles; and press releases, approximately 1995-2002
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 15
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 15
Archival Component
Photograph of a money wheel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A money wheel stands beside a roulette wheel and other occupied gambling tables in a casino, probably in Las Vegas.
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Front of postcard
Date
1911-09-12
Description
Front of the postcard depicts a gambling scene where one of the players has to rush home, and cannot continue playing.
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