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Bill Harrah, Harrah's Hotel and Casino founder, image 021: photographic print

Date

1969 (year approximate)

Description

Pat Paulsen, Bill Harrah, Mitzi Gaynor, and Flip Wilson participating in a ribbon cutting at Harrah's Casino and Hotel in Reno, Nevada.

Image

Bill Harrah, Harrah's Hotel and Casino founder, image 001: photographic print

Date

1972-06

Description

Bill Harrah -- color photo on cover of Harrah-scope magazine, June 1972. This item has not been digitized in its entirety. The original item is available for research and handling at the UNLV University Libraries. Additional digitization is available upon request. Please contact Special Collections to request additional digitization or with any questions regarding access at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Image

Bill Harrah, Harrah's Hotel and Casino founder, image 002: photographic print

Date

1978

Description

Bill Harrah, 1978. Color photo on cover of the memorial issue of Harrah-scope. This item has not been digitized in its entirety. The original item is available for research and handling at the UNLV University Libraries. Additional digitization is available upon request. Please contact Special Collections to request additional digitization or with any questions regarding access at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Image

Bill Harrah, Harrah's Hotel and Casino founder, image 016: photographic print

Date

1971-04-06

Description

Bill Harrah and wife cutting their wedding cake. His wife is the singer, Bobbie Gentry.

Image

Oversized photographs of Harrah's properties, William Harrah, and Harrah's entertainers, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00460
Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 077

Archival Component

Photograph of Bill Harrah and Martin Stern, Jr. at the Harrah's Tahoe tower (Stateline, Nev.), 1972

Date

1972

Description

Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Bill Harrah (rt) and Martin Stern, Jr. signing a girder at the topping out ceremony for the Lake Tahoe Hotel Tower, 1972." Handwritten transcription from original: "During construction of Harrah's Tahoe Hotel Tower. Mr. Harrah and Martin Stern, Architect."
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

Image

Photograph of Bill Harrah and Sammy Davis, Jr. looking at a model of the Harrah's Tahoe tower, circa 1972

Date

1971 to 1973

Description

Bill Harrah and Sammy Davis, Jr. looking at a model of the Harrah's Tahoe Tower.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

Image

Harrah's "Convention Showplace" Harrah's Reno and Harrah's Lake Tahoe brochure, 1982

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00460
Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
Box/Folder: Box 026

Archival Component

Harrah's World: Harrah's Reno and Harrah's Lake Tahoe magazines, 1973-1984

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00460
Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
Box/Folder: Box 031

Archival Component

William F. Harrah College of Hospitality Records

Identifier

UA-00034

Abstract

The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality Records (1970-2016) contain documents pertaining to the College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Materials include student projects, manuscript drafts by Jerome (Jerry) Vallen, brochures and promotional material, newsletters, and magazines. Also included are photographs of casino and hospitality industry workers and hospitality related events. Also included are publicity photographs of entertainers as well as models and showgirls in beauty pageants and at casinos. It is presumed that these photographs werey used for creating Premier: The Magazine of the UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality.

Archival Collection