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Ruthe Scott Photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada Hotels and Casinos

Identifier

PH-00220

Abstract

The Ruthe Scott Photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada Hotels and Casinos contain color and black-and-white negatives and transparencies of Las Vegas hotels and casinos from 1960 to 1986. The collection includes the Sahara Hotel, Castaways Hotel and Casino, the Desert Inn Hotel, the Dunes Hotel, the Riviera Hotel, the Sands Hotel, the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall, Tally Ho Grounds, the Thunderbird Hotel, and the Hotel Flamingo. The collection also includes people gambling in Las Vegas casinos and two transparencies of Nevada politician Phil Tobin, who sponsored the bill to legalize gambling in 1931.

Archival Collection

Fold-out booklet of Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos: postcards

Date

1950 to 1979

Description

Fold-out postcard booklets - Las Vegas Hotel/Casinos. (1950-1970s)

Image

Flamingo Hilton Hotel and Casino, wine list

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: Flamingo Hilton Hotel and Casino Location: 3555 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Sands Hotel and Casino, Chinese cuisine menu

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

Note: No prices listed; meals suggested for groups of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 people Restaurant: Sands Hotel and Casino Location: Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino: postcards, image 001

Description

Postcard of Lance Burton, master magician of the Monte Carlo Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. (2000)

Slide of Kurhaus Resort and Casino, Baden-Baden, Germany, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

The front of Kurhaus resort, spa, and casino where a formal event is taking place.

Image

Castaways Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1972

Description

From the Castaways Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection (PH-00270). Date attributed to image is 1972. On the back of the photograph, the handwritten inscription reads "late 1960s". Back of image also has a "Las Vegas News Bureau" stamp.

Image

Slide of the reservation desk of an unknown casino in California, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

The reservation desk of an unknown casino in California, possible the Sycuan Casino located in El Cajon, California.

Image

Red Garter Casino, West Wendover, NV: Casino Control Corporation, "Frontier Enterprises dba Red Garter Casino, System of Internal Control" report, 1986 April 04

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 077 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Landmark Hotel and Casino, room service menu

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

Menu insert: Spirits lists; Wine lists Restaurant: Landmark Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Location: Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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