Note: Includes financial records of past balls, music program and a dancing engagement card with some signatures and with attached pencil. Program also states that the ball is "under the patronage of Count Francesco Bottaro-Costa, Chargé d'Affaires of H.M. The King of Italy." Menu insert: Dancing engagement cards; Music Programs; Event programs; Quotations Restaurant: The Monico Location: London, England
Ashley Hall was born April 3, 1943 in Caliente, Nevada. After high school, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at the Nevada Test Site as a cashier and as a signalman. He later attended Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada, Reno. After college, Hall served the City of Las Vegas in significant ways. Notably, as City Manager he was instrumental in the initial development of Summerlin, Nevada. Though he has retired from local politics, he remains active as the President of the Old Spanish Trail Association and as the U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador.
The Poker Hall of Fame was established in 1979 by the Binions to honor great poker players past and present. The first Hall of Fame inductees included five famous players and two contributors; every year thereafter one player was chosen for induction, many of them World Series regulars. Around 1986, Binion began hosting a championship game called the Poker Hall of Fame Classic in which the best players from diverse categories came together to play in celebration of the game.
The materials consist of press releases on the honorees, newspaper clippings and proceedings of the tournament, a few Hall of Fame certificates, and miscellaneous writings.
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Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
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Collection Number: MS-00325 Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker Box/Folder: N/A