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1950s Las Vegas Slot Machine Players.
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Slot players in Old Las Vegas.

Postcard Map of Las Vegas 1958.
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1958 Map-Postcard showing Strip & Downtown attractions and casinos.

Frank Sinata Dealing Baccarat at the Sands.
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Through-out the 40s - 60s the Desert Sea & Las Vegas News Bureau sent out assorted publicity photos (such as this one of Frank
Sinatra dealing Baccarat at the Sands) to newspapers & magazines around the world to encourage travelers to visit Las Vegas.

Mickey Rooney and Showgirls at the Riviera's Hotel Pool in the Mid-Fifties.
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Typical casino-art and publicity photos usually included cavorting movie stars, pretty showgirls, pools & fun of every sort.

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Slot Machine Advertisements of the 1930s & 1940s.
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Gaming industry advertisements for slot machines (mid-1930s and 1940s). Like juke boxes, that were
a central part of saloons and taverns, slot machine makers updated their styles every year.

The 1947 Columbia Line of Slot Machines.
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The 1947 line of Columbia slot machines was one of several lines offered to casino owners.

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Cadillac City

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