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Poolside gambling at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)

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Photograph of tables and gambling wheel inside Stardust, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1974

Date

1973 to 1975

Description

Large semicircle tables are oriented around a spinning wheel. Money and numbers are attached to the wheel. A casino employee stands off to the right next to another table game. Behind him are several rows of slot machines and what appears to be the gift shop (See Images 0012 pho024176, 0013 pho024177, 0014 pho024178). To the left, there is a Keno board showing winning numbers and people sitting or standing near the counter (See Image 0024 pho024182).The color photograph was taken before the casino was renovated in the mid 1970s. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Street Address: 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Slide of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and its neon signs, Las Vegas, circa 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the exterior of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and its glowing neon signs in downtown Las Vegas at night.

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Photograph of Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1979-1980s

Date

1979 to 1989

Description

The exterior of Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall on Boulder Highway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel-casino opened April 1, 1979.

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Photograph of a detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1958

Date

1958

Description

Detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall as seen from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Postcard showing the interior of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), after 1946

Date

1946 to 1960

Description

Bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Printed text on back of postcard: "The million dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada, 'where fortune smiles,' See the old-style West in our modern world. A place of mahogany bars, crystal chandeliers, with the genuine hospitality and old-time gaity of the Barbary Coast and the Virginia City of fifty years ago. 'Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A"
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall double mounted pylon sign, Laughlin, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

Exterior view of the Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall sign during the day, featuring "River Rick."

2200 S Casino Dr, Laughlin, NV 89029

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Postcard showing the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall interior (Las Vegas), after 1946

Date

1946 to 1950

Description

Photographic postcard featuring table games and the bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Transcribed from original: "The Million Dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas. Thousands of visitors are attracted annually by the lavishly decorated Casino with its Crystal Chandeliers, Famous Paintings and Mahogany Beams, reminiscent of the Barbary Coast days." Publishing info from original: "Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass -- 6270 Mosley Ave., L.A."
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Gambling cartoon "Did You Ever Hold a Straight Open at One End in Poker?": postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Copyright: Cardinell-Vincent Co.

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Slide of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and its neon signs, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

A color image of the exterior of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and its glowing neon signs in downtown Las Vegas at night. To the right are signs for the Lucky Casino.

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