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Front of postcard
Date
1914
Description
Front of the postcard depicts a gambling scenario during a card game (most likely poker).
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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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Slide of a riverboat casino interior, Texas, circa 1970-1990s
Date
1970 to 1990
Archival Collection
Description
The interior of the riverboat casino and its gambling machines.
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Photograph of gamblers in the Rainbow Club, Las Vegas, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A crowd that includes men and women, gambling at the Rainbow Club in Las Vegas.
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Drawing of the Bank Club in Reno, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Interior drawing of the famous Bank Club in Reno, Nevada. Depicted are numerous men gambling.
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Photograph of a horse at a card game, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950
Date
1934 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A horse stands behind men in Western dress gambling during the Helldorado Days festival.
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Photograph of a woman gambing, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950
Date
1934 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A woman sits at a table gambling, surrounded by men in Western dress during the Helldorado Days festival.
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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 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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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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