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Postcard of full house with 4s and 3s, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating five cards (three fours and two threes). The caption reads, "This usually wins the money".

Image

Photographs of men with their donkeys, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1939

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

Unidentified men stand with their donkeys at a fund-raising endeavor with signs on burros that say "Make cash and lunch donations at headquarters."

Image

Photographs of Combined Jewish Appeal's yearly fundraising event, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 06, 1976

Date

1976-05-06

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs of people attending the Combined Jewish Appeal's yearly fundraising event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. 120mm negatives.

Image

Freighting operations in Manhattan, Nevada. The Yosemite Feed Yard sign is visible in the background. Handwritten message on the back: postcard, approximately 1900-1915

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03

Archival Component

Pioche, Nevada: Dexter Stables, J. J. Halpin Hardware store, bathhouse, mercantile store, Marysville Hotel, and a mine featured, approximately 1900-1910

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00361
Collection Name: Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Flat File 02 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

New Years Eve firework celebration at the Stardust: video, 2003 February 25

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Special "Global Noon Hour" segment on Las Vegas, specifically the Stardust Hotel. Begins with the host asking Jim Seagrave (Vice President of Operations) questions about the hotel/casino inside the casino. Seagrave gives some history to the hotel, and talks about how much it has grown and changed. He speaks about the "Lido" being the longest running show until it closed at 1991, and also discusses their location on the Strip being an exciting place to be at the moment with Steve Wynn's new project being constructed. They talk about about new features, including themed slot machines and million-dollar jackpots.The host then speaks with a Stardust dealer who walks through various games, including craps and blackjack. He speaks with a pit boss, who explains what they do and a bit about the Stardust player's club. They visit the Stardust Race and Sports Book, and discuss how it works and which sports are most popular. The next segment the host speaks with the general manager and hosts of William B's, a fine dining establishment. The host speaks with a waiter who has been with the restaurant since 1963, and he shares celebrities who have dined at the restaurant over the years. The final segment of the show takes a look inside some of the hotel's high-roller suites and the amenities that they include. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 049

Archival Component

Postcard of Weepah, Nevada, desert and gambling scenes, Death Valley Scotty, Frank Horton, Jr., and Tex Rickard, circa 1900s-1920s

Date

1900 to 1929

Description

A picture postcard with photographs of prospectors Death Valley Scotty (Walter E. Scott) and Frank Horton [Jr.], promoter Tex Rickard, two saloon gambling scenes, a panoramic view of Weepah, Nevada in 1927, and an illustration of a coyote in the desert (captioned "The orphan of the desert").

Image

Four Native American children in front of a cottonwood tree, Manse Ranch or Hidden Ranch, Pahrump Valley, Nevada, approximately 1880-1900

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

O. J. Fisk Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00096
Collection Name: O. J. Fisk Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component