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The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which opened in 1967, was renamed in his honor in 1989, in recognition of a $5 million gift from his widow. [19] Harrah also used the sport of Unlimited hydroplane racing to promote his businesses.
William F. Harrah collected approximately 1,450 automobiles, which he stored inside warehouses in Sparks, Nevada. It was the world's largest collection of historic automobiles, and was open to the public. [2] When Harrah died in 1978, Holiday Inn acquired his hotel-casino company and the automobile collection.
The Kruse family is also noted for conducting the $41 million sale of the famous William F. Harrah automotive collection. The sale of this 1,000-car collection was spread over three auction sessions in 1985, 1986 and 1987. The company was sold to ITT in 1981, but the family bought it back in 1986.
Because of the car's reputation and beauty, it was exhibited in Essen, Germany as one of The Ten Most Beautiful Cars in the World. [17] In 1984 he bought back a 1936 Duesenberg Convertible Coupe for $800,000 that he sold to Las Vegas-based businessman William F. Harrah in 1961 for $5,000. [18]
The 1977 Jerrari at the National Automobile Museum View of the Ferrari V12 in the 1977 Jerrari. The Jerrari Wagoneers are a pair of 1969 and 1977 Jeep Wagoneers built for William Fisk Harrah, founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, [1] that have had their stock 360 cu in (5.9 L) AMC V8 engines replaced with a 4.4 liter V12 engine and 5-speed manual transmission from a Ferrari 365 GT. [1]
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In 1989 the college was officially named for William F. Harrah, in recognition of a $5 million gift from his widow. [3] In 2007, the college received a $2.5 million gift from Caesar's Entertainment, which in 2005 had been acquired by Harrah’s Entertainment, toward the construction of a hospitality-focused academic building on the UNLV campus ...
Harrah's was established in Lake Tahoe when William F. Harrah purchased George's Gateway Club in January 1955, for $500,000. Harrah's Lake Club opened on June 20, 1955, and was later renamed Harveys Lake Tahoe. In 1956, Harrah's Lake Club was sold for $5.25 million in cash to Harvey Gross, which at the time was the most expensive casino ...