Black and white photograph of the Stocker Bros. at old Northern Club Bar and Casino before machine gambling came in. Physical object has additional copies.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.C. Hooper Family. Mayme Hooper was present, but not pictured, at this gathering of Shoshone Indians in Lone Pine, California. Those present are playing an Indian gambling game.
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. a the 3/31/60 Reg. meeting of the Gambling Peacemakers in the Silver Slipper ballroom. Handwritten on back: March 31, 1960, Reg. meeting of the Gambling Peacemakers in the Silver Slipper Ballroom. Rex Bell and Dale L. Swift
Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) (second from right), Bill Froelich (second from left) and unidentifed people gambling in the game room of the ranch house at the Walking Box Ranch
Phil Tobin posing on a white horse at an unknown location. In 1931, as a freshman Assemblyman, Phil Tobin introduced a bill to legalize gambling in Nevada. A Humboldt County rancher and buckaroo, the 29-year old had no interest in gambling himself. Instead, he correctly believed legalized gambling would benefit the public and especially schools thanks to tax revenues. At the time, illicit gambling houses were thriving in Las Vegas, and with Hoover Dam slated to begin construction 40 miles away, many feared the increased Federal presence associated with the Dam construction effort would lead to a clamp-down. The measure passed. After serving out his term, Tobin returned to ranch life for good.
A picture of Julie Weintraub. He was a big gambling figure, popularized gambling "junkets," and helped build the Dunes Hotel into one of the biggest casinos of its time.
A picture of Julie Weintraub. He was a big gambling figure, popularized gambling "junkets," and helped build the Dunes Hotel into one of the biggest casinos of its time.