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UNLV Libraries Collection of Casino Promotional and Publicity Material
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Casino Promotional and Publicity Material (1966-2004) consists of clothing, promotional souvenirs, and gambling ephemera from various hotels and casinos throughout Las Vegas, Nevada. These items include hats, shirts, mugs, ash trays, drinking glasses, menus, buckets, keychains, keno supplies, and playing cards. The hotels include Caesar's Palace, Flamingo Hotel, Imperial Palace, Palace Station, Showboat, Castaways, Stardust, El Rancho, Sam's Town, Circus Circus, and Four Queens, in addition to others throughout Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas, Nevada hotels and casinos photographs, 1940-1999
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The Las Vegas, Nevada hotels and casinos photographs depict hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1940 to 1999. The photographs primarily depict the Sahara Hotel, Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Caesars Palace, Flamingo Hotel, and Aladdin Hotel. The items described include photographic prints and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.
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Collection Name: Bill Willard Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Aerial and ground nighttime views of Bob Stupak's Vegas World property: video, 1987 March
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Aerial views of Bob Stupak's Vegas World but also briefly Circus Circus and The Sahara; aerial footage of Vegas World circling the property several times, and south down Las Vegas Boulevard; ground view exterior only including space themed neon signs. Original media U-matic S tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
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Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Various Las Vegas scenes in color: video, approximately 1970
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B-roll footage of the exterior of First Western Saving bank, an unidentified apartment complex under construction, The International Casino, unidentified hotel under construction with a crane, overviews possibly from the International Casino showing the Landmark Casino and other Strip properties including Circus Circus. Original media 16mm film, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Photographs from album of Temple Beth Sholom construction celebration, image 20
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Charles and Mona Silverman (Yates - Silverman) Circus-Circus, Bennet Gaughan (sp?) Paris (BIO)
Aerial views of Las Vegas Strip: video, 1989
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Aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip that starts in color and then shifts to black and white; includes views of MGM Grand, Vegas World, Sahara, Wet 'n Wild, Riveria, Circus Circus; switches back to color and the remainder is 360 views of the MGM Grand tower, marquee with Jubilee! sign, and neon signs during day and slowly fading into night shots. Original media 1 Inch SMPTE Type B, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Slots A Fun Casino, image 001: postcard
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Russell Terbeek oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Russell Terbeek conducted by David Schwartz on May 29, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Terbeek discusses his career as a table games dealer and manager at casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada such as Circus Circus, Rio, Treasure Island, Sahara, and the Golden Nugget.
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Rick Johnson and Bob Stupak oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Bob Stupak and Rick Johnson conducted by David Schwartz on January 09, 2009 for the Remembering Jay Sarno Oral History Project. In this interview, Stupak and Johnson recall their friendship with Jay Sarno. They talk about other gaming property owners from the 1960s and 1970s, the opening of Caesars Palace and Circus Circus, and Sarno’s vision for Las Vegas, Nevada casinos.
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