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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.
Archival Collection
Comparitive analysis of hotel room floor plans in Nevada, California and New Jersey designed by Martin Stern Jr., June 1989
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Archival Collection
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Comparison of guest suite floor plans for Harvey's Hotel (Lake Tahoe), Showboat Hotel (Atlantic City) and Emerald Court (Cathedral City, Calif.). Includes proposed typical room plan.
Site Name: Harvey's Lake Tahoe; Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City); Emerald Court Resort Hotel (Cathedral City, Calif.)
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View of high-rise hotels with ocean in background, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1986
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Conceptual sketch of the Pacific Avenue entrance at the Showboat Casino, 1986
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Star City Casino, a former Showboat Corporation property, Sydney, Australia, 1986
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
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Chester Hodson interview, March 4, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 4, 1981, collector Marlene L. Larson interviewed Chester Albert Hodson, Jr. (born December 21st, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada) at the Sizzler restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Mr. Hodson speaks about working in the restaurant industry in Las Vegas, as well as his father’s experience working in the industry. He also talks about living in Las Vegas and the changes he has seen throughout his life.
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Transcript of interview with Howard Dreitzer by David Schwartz, June 04, 2015
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Archival Collection
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Martin Stern Architectural Records
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The collection is comprised of drawings (1950-1990) completed by American architect Martin Stern and/or his architectural firm, Martin Stern Jr., AIA Architect and Associates, and contains 400 cubic feet of materials including 710 drawings from over 300 different projects involving over 100 buildings. Stern’s work focused on the resort centers of Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from pencil and ink on tracing paper preliminary sketches to ink on Mylar (TM) construction documents, and a number of artist’s renderings, used for presentations and promotional materials. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The collection includes architectural drawings for: hotels, casinos, integrated casino resorts, office towers, multi-family residential developments, and custom single-family homes.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Stanley Goldstein by Carol A. Semendoff, October 25, 1979
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Archival Collection
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On October 25, 1979, collector Carol A. Semendoff interviewed bartender, Stanley Goldstein (born on December 5th, 1933) in his place of residence. This interview covers Mr. Goldstein’s personal historical profile as a Las Vegas, Nevada resident. Also during this interview, Mr. Goldstein discusses the Strip, gambling, prostitution, and the history of the major casinos.
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