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Artistic rendition of Old West Motor Hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
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Monte-Carlo Casino located in Monaco: photographic prints
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Gamblers at the Hacienda Hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
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Geologist Chester Ray Longwell riding a horse: photographic prints
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Diamond Jim's Nevada Club located in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcards
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Th cotton gin process in Pahrump, Nevada: contact sheets
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Corey's Fine Foods located in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
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Harrah's Hotel 50th Anniversary: photgraphic prints and pamphlets
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James W. Watts Jr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James W. Watts Jr. conducted by Linda Musser on March 13, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Watts discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956, and describes working as a pit boss and card dealer at the Four Queens on Fremont Street. Watts then discusses the first female card dealers, cheating in casinos, and security inside gambling halls. Watts later explains the origins of the Nevada Gaming Commission and explains how it affected gambling throughout Nevada. Lastly, Watts talks about the responsibilities of a pit boss.
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Lendon Kaye Barney oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lendon Barney conducted by Kelly Adams on March 03, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Barney discusses his experiences as an early resident of Bunkerville, Nevada, his membership in the Mormon church, and his career as a music teacher for schools in Clark County, Nevada. Barney also describes some of the early development and changes in Nevada, such as the population growth, changes in housing prices, and the building of highways.
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