Abstract
The Rudolf Schroeder Photographs (approximately 1960-1969) consist of ten color positive mounted slides depicting Las Vegas' Fremont Street and the Stardust Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Four additional color photographs depict the Hoover Dam. All images were taken by Rudolf Stuebing on a visit to the United States in the 1960s.
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The Rudolf Schroeder Photographs (approximately 1960-1969) consist of ten color positive mounted slides depicting Las Vegas' Fremont Street and the Stardust Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Four additional color photographs depict the Hoover Dam. All images were taken by Rudolf Stuebing on a visit to the United States in the 1960s.
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Collection is open for research.
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This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Bettina M. Schroeder, transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Rudolf Stuebing Photographs (PH-00368) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Biographical / Historical Note
Rudolf Oscar Stuebing was born on August 17, 1909 in Braunschweig, Germany. After the Second World War, he worked as a businessman and entrepreneur in the photography and literature distribution sector in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. His company was based in Bielefeld, Germany, in the north-eastern part of the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia. In the mid-1960s, Stuebing visited the United States, spending time in Nevada and California with a good friend. Stuebing passed away in Bielefeld, Germany, on November 16, 1983. He was survived by his wife and four children.
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Rudolf Schroeder Photographs, approximately 1960-1969. PH-00368. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2024 by Bettina M. Schroeder; accession number 2025-005.
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In 2025, Sarah Jones accessioned the collection, housed the materials in a box, and wrote the finding aid.
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Acquired by Aaron Mayes, Visual Materials Curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on Las Vegas history. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.