Information
Date
1950 to 1969
Description
Slides collected by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 depict Las Vegas during the 1950s and the 1960s. Individual photos show aerial views of the city, construction sites, residential streets, and buildings such as union offices, shopping centers, banks, schools, houses of worship, etc. Other important sites depicted include McCarran Airport, the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A number of slides are illustrated graphs charting growth in the city between 1954 and 1964. Tray 2 of 3. The original slides were retained by the Union.Arrangement note: Series V. Glass slides
Digital ID
cwu0002