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Maverick Hotel and Gambling Hall; Mt. Charleston; The Marie Antoinette; Mini Price Motor Inn; Mesquite Star or Mesquite Jacks; Monte Carlo (Downtown Las Vegas); The Mint Hotel Addition; Casino Hotel for the Nevadian; Nob Hill Casino
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 20
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Matchbooks: Las Lenas, Argentina; Rendezvous Casino Club, London, England; Ritz Casino, London, England; Stakis Regency International Casino, Birmingham, England; Cromwells Mint Casino, London, England; Berkeley Casino Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank F. Watts Collection of Casino Memorabilia
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Del Webb Corporation Photograph Collection
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Abstract
The Del Webb Corporation Photograph Collection (approximately 1957 to 1988) consists of black-and-white photographic prints, black-and-white oversize reprints, negatives, and color slides focusing on the Mint Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Images depict the construction of a twenty-six story high-rise addition to the property, its grand opening and anniversary celebrations, the Mint 400 Off-Road race festivities, interior shots of the casino floor, restaurants and lounges, and a salon. Also included are exterior images of properties on Fremont Street considered to be competitors of the Mint, advertisements and billboards, and photographs of Del E. Webb and associates.
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Eve O'Brien oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Eve O'Brien conducted by Bob Boughner on March 06, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, O'Brien talks about her life in early Las Vegas. She talks about her occupations, including her experiences working with casino owner Sam Boyd during the early 1950s and 1960s at the Mint Las Vegas hotel and casino.
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Series 3: Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1966-1989
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Scope and Contents
Material documents various advertising efforts and promotional schemes undertaken by Binion's Horseshoe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. One promotional event is the famous Las Vegas Mint 400 Race, an off-road race held annually in the Mojave Desert several miles outside of Las Vegas. The race was instituted in 1967 by Mint owner Del Webb and the Binions took it over after they purchased the Mint in 1988. Other events documented include a daredevil motorcycle event called Super Jump II, and a 1984 poker challenge gimmick against a computer designed by an early programmer named Mike Caro. There are also general casino advertising materials and budgets, as well as published writings on poker and press releases on poker activities and personalities.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
Box/Folder: N/A
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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957
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Archival Collection
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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958
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The Mint Las Vegas
Address: 100 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas, Nev.
Open from July 1, 1957 to 1989
p. 29, Harvey J. Fuller's Index of Nevada gambling establishments, edited by Howard W. Herz. Minden, Nev. : Coin Company, c1991. Spec. Coll. HD9999.G252 F85x 1991
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mint_Las_Vegas
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The Mint (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Mint was a hotel and casino on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It opened in 1957 and closed in 1988.
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