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Photograph of Reba McKinster, Las Vegas, circa 1952
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Photograph of flashlight sculpture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
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Flashlight sculpture between Artemus Ham Hall and Judy Bayley Theatre on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus. The view in the photograph is from the south.
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Slide of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
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Slide of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
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Photograph of Golden Nugget, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1945-1955
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James W. Watts Jr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James W. Watts Jr. conducted by Linda Musser on March 13, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Watts discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956, and describes working as a pit boss and card dealer at the Four Queens on Fremont Street. Watts then discusses the first female card dealers, cheating in casinos, and security inside gambling halls. Watts later explains the origins of the Nevada Gaming Commission and explains how it affected gambling throughout Nevada. Lastly, Watts talks about the responsibilities of a pit boss.
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