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Slide of the Westerner Gambling House, downtown Las Vegas, circa late 1940s - 1950s

Information

Date

1945 to 1959

Description

The colored, night view of the exterior of the Westerner Gambling House located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The mural attached to the front of the building depicts a western scene consisting of cowboys, Indians, and cattle. Neon signs advertising the establishment can be seen also attached to the front of the establishment, and they read: "the Westerner Gambling House; Slot Machines; Westerner Saloon; the Westerner." People and cars crowd the street below.

Digital ID

pho013683

Physical Identifier

0100_3155

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11z41v6v
Details

Subject

Mural painting and decoration
Casinos

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Still Image

Material Type

photographs
slides (photographs)

Source

Westerner Gambling House located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, including a mural attached to the front of the building that depicts a western scene consisting of cowboys, Native Americans, and cattle, approximately 1945-1959

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection

Citation

pho013683. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection. PH-00100. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11z41v6v.

Rights

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Extent

1769 x 1183 pixels
1.474 x 0.986 inches
6,303,744 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff