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R.M.S. Oregon steamship, menu, August 4

Date

1884-08-04 (year uncertain; year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Note: No year on menu. Illustration on front cover has title: "Lake George, New York State." Restaurant: R.M.S. Oregon steamer Location: England

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Fanny Jones, Johnny Jones, and Alice Key on a Caribbean cruise (identified from left to right): photographic print

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 1989 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

From the Alice Key Photograph Collection (PH-00297)

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Elliott Schecter oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02726

Abstract

Oral history interview with Elliott Schecter conducted by David Schwartz on May 27, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Schecter discusses his career as a card dealer at various casinos, including Seminole Hollywood, Downstream Casino Resort, Snoqualmie Casino, Reno Hilton, and the Palms in Las Vegas. Schecter also discusses card dealing in cruise ships, including Discovery cruises, the Palm Beach Princess, and the Palm Beach Kennel Club.

Archival Collection

Biographical essay about Janos Strauss, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Janos Strauss was picked up by the Nazis at age 15, but lied and said he was 17, which saved his life. He was liberated during a transport in 1945.

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Photograph of Walter Craig, Margaret Kelly, and Donn Arden, 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

From left to right: Walter Craig, Margaret Kelly, and Donn Arden onboard a ship. An unidentified man can be seen in the background.

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