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African Americans on the Comstock

African Americans came to the western Great Basin in the 1850s. Read more about this history.

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Reno

Reno has always been a town of contrasts. Find out more about its natural beauty, darkness and cosmopolitan edge.

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    • Harvey Diederich
      Widely regarded by his peers as one of the best publicists in Las Vegas, Harvey Diederich had a career in the Nevada resort...
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    • Harry Reid
      Harry Reid had a long, hard fight to get to the top of Nevada politics, and he's had to struggle just as hard to stay there...
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    • Harolds Club Roaring Camp Gun Collection
      Roaring Camp was a specific room in Harolds Club, but it was more than that: It was the name of general manager Raymond I....
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    • Harolds Club Mural
      In 1949, Harolds Club commissioned a mural honoring the pioneers of the Old West. The design was created by painter Theodore...
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    • Harolds Club Innovations
      Harolds Club in Reno was the first modern casino in Nevada. Although it struggled financially following its opening in 1935, it...
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    • Harolds Club
      On his twenty-fifth birthday, February 23, 1935, Harold Smith Sr. opened a tiny gambling club in Reno, Nevada. He had come to...
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