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Photograph of the Stocker Bros. at old Northern Club Bar and Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

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.

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Photograph of people camping on Las Vegas Creek, 1880 - early 1900s

Date

1880 to 1929

Description

Unidentified people gambling and camping on the Las Vegas Creek below Bonanza. One of the men is Johnnie Horden, probably gambling.

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Gathering of Shoshone Indians in Lone Pine, California: photographic print

Date

1930 to 1933

Description

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.

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Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam)(left) and Dale L. Swift in a mock shootout: photographic print

Date

1960

Description

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

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Photograph of Bill Friedman, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1976

Date

1976

Description

Bill Friedman was the former President of the Castaways Hotel and Casino and the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. He is also a noted author on gambling.

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Photograph of Bill Friedman, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1982

Date

1982

Description

Bill Friedman was the former President of the Castaways Hotel and Casino and the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. He is also a noted author on gambling.

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Rex Bell, 2nd from right, Bill Frolicki, and two other couples standing by a roulette wheel: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

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

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Phil Tobin on horseback: photographic film

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)

Description

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.

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Photograph of Julie Weintraub, Las Vegas, 1977

Date

1977

Description

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.

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Photograph of Julie Weintraub, Las Vegas, 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

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.

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