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Photograph of Fremont Street lights, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1966-1980
Date
1966 to 1980
Archival Collection
Description
Famous neon lights, known as the "Glitter Gulch," of Fremont Street. The night view of this stretch of street showcases the Pioneer Club, the Golden Nugget, and the 4 Queens. The famous Vegas Vic neon sign is in the center of the postcard.
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Postcard of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.)
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Color postcard of Fremont Street with mushroom cloud in middle of the photo, directly above U.P.R.R. depot at dusk.
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Photograph of gamblers at a craps table in the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa early 1970s
Date
1970 to 1973
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified gamblers and a dealer at a craps table in the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of craps table, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Gamblers gathered around craps table at El Rancho Vegas. Site Name: El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Excalibur Hotel and Casino, image 020: postcard
Date
1990 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Scenes of Excalibur Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
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Photograph of spectators at the Sinatra hearings, Las Vegas, February 1981
Date
1981-02
Archival Collection
Description
Spectators at the Sinatra hearings before the Nevada Gaming Commission. (Feb. 1981) Harry Wald (first row, far left); Kirk Douglas (hands to face); Gregory Peck (next to Douglas, in dark jacket).
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Photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson waves from a convertible in a parade on Fremont Street at night. His car has just passed the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall by passing under a street banner made of garland that says Season's Greetings. Neon signs are visible for several stores and casinos, including the White Cross Rexall Drug Store, Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Lucky Strike Casino, and The Mint Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.
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Photograph of Gregory Peck and Kirk Douglas the Sinatra hearing, Las Vegas, February 1981
Date
1981-02
Archival Collection
Description
Actors Gregory Peck (left, facing camera) and Kirk Douglas (right, facing camera) at Sinatra hearing before the Nevada Gaming Commission. (Feb.1981)
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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse amid a group of people at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club gathering at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940
Date
1938 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of a man with a drink sitting on a horse at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. This photo was taken from a time capsule left in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Las Vegas. The capsule was placed there in 1940 and retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph at eye level of poker players during World Series of Poker tournament, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970s
Date
unspecified year in 197X
Archival Collection
Description
A chest-level view of a group of men competing in the World Series of Poker at the Binion's Horseshoe Photograph Collection, 1940-1985. PH-00318. Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.'s Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas in the 1970s. Gambler Johnny Moss is sitting at the table wearing black and gray.
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