This is an extremely hard subject to find. How many have seen an all blacks casino picture? The notorious Westside of Vegas was their place. Sammy Davis & many others played in the Cotton Club & they had to stay here too after performances on the strip. I was told this by a woman dealer from this club that she dealt to Sammy & many more. There are hardly any casino pictures of the Westside as it was known then. This is 1940's. There were several clubs there at one time. Most are burned down or torn down. This was the original area of Las Vegas before Vegas was formed in 1905. Known as McWilliams townsite. Part of the building in this picture looks like one of the originals that could date to 1900.
I still have some of the limited run copies to sell. I made 10 copies off the original & gave that back to the folks who loaned these to me with an extra set.
I have an interior view & bar shot too.
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