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Carey Burke oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00299

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carey Burke conducted by Terri Goodsell on March 12, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Burke talks about his schooling at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and Rancho High School. Burke also talks about the recreational activities he took part in during schooling, such as going to Lake Mead and joining a YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) camp. Burke then describes the Helldorado customs and his hobby of collecting gaming memorabilia.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of Fremont Street at night, Las Vegas, Nevada, July, 1949

Date

1949-05

Description

Fremont Street at night. Visible on the left side of the street are neon signs for the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Nugget Saloon, Frontier Club, The White Spot Cafe, Pioneer Club, The Monte Carlo Club, The Union Pacific sign (in the background, right of center). Visible on the right side of the street are neon signs for the Vegas Club, Hotel Apache, and the Eldorado Club. The Golden Nugget opened in 1946, and is the first structure designed from the ground up to be a casino. Steve Wynn became the majority shareholder in 1973, and built the first tower in 1977. In 1984, the neon was removed from the building and the spa tower was built, along with the showroom. The third tower was opened in 1989. The hotel now has 2,419 rooms and suites. The casino's large hotel sign at its entrance off Fremont and Casino Center was removed in 1984 when the casino underwent renovations. The old sign presently sits at the YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company) sign yard.

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Film transparency of Fremont Street at night, Las Vegas, Nevada, July, 1949

Date

1949-05

Description

Fremont Street at night. Visible on the left side of the street are neon signs for the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Nugget Saloon, Frontier Club, The White Spot Cafe, Pioneer Club, The Monte Carlo Club, The Union Pacific Railroad station sign (in the background, right of center). Visible on the right side of the street are neon signs for the Vegas Club, Hotel Apache, and the Eldorado Club. The Golden Nugget opened in 1946, and is the first structure designed from the ground up to be a casino. Steve Wynn became the majority shareholder in 1973, and built the first tower in 1977. In 1984, the neon was removed from the building and the spa tower was built, along with the showroom. The third tower was opened in 1989. The hotel now has 2,419 rooms and suites. The casino's large hotel sign at its entrance off Fremont and Casino Center was removed in 1984 when the casino underwent renovations. The old sign presently sits at the YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company) sign yard.

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Lloyd Bell oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00107

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lloyd Bell (born 1925 in Los Angeles) conducted by Joseph Butner on September 18, 1973 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Lloyd discusses the challenges of policing Las Vegas, Nevada where the population includes both permanent residents and tourists, and he mentions the issue of drug and narcotics addiction in the city as it relates to crime. Lloyd then talks about the development and growth of Las Vegas, as well as the environmental and social changes in the city. The interview then shifts to a discussion on the significance of legal gambling in Las Vegas, which then moves to a related discussion on the existence of organized crime in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Sands Hotel telephone office and table games: photographs

Date

1963 to 1977

Description

Series X. Employees

Sands Hotel and Casino

Image

Audio clip from interview with Milton I. Schwartz by Claytee White, May 4, 2004

Date

2004-05-04

Description

Part of an interview with Milton I. Schwartz on May 4, 2004. In this clip, Schwartz discusses his life after the military and working in Las Vegas.

Sound

"Fan Tan Man" by Oscar Gardner, 1916

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

"Father Mississippi" by Harry Akst, 1919

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

"Good-Bye Mister Greenback" by Thos. S. Allen, 1906

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

"Roll Dem Bones for Me" by Lucien Denni, 1922

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

Archival Component