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Flamingo Hilton Photograph Collection (PH-00127)

Abstract

The Flamingo Hilton Photograph Collection (1980-1991) contains photographic prints and slides of the Flamingo Hotel and later the Flamingo Hilton property in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images depict the exterior, swimming pool, and restaurant from approximately 1947 and interiors of the Third Tower rooms from the 1990s. The collection also contains two illustrations by Rissman and Rissman Associates, Ltd. of Flamingo properties designed for Laughlin and Reno, Nevada.

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Date

1980 to 1991

Extent

0.10 Cubic Feet (1 folder, 1 shared binder of slides)
0.10 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Flamingo Hilton Photograph Collection (1980-1991) contains photographic prints and slides of the Flamingo Hotel and later the Flamingo Hilton property in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images depict the exterior, swimming pool, and restaurant from approximately 1947 and interiors of the Third Tower rooms from the 1990s. The collection also contains two illustrations by Rissman and Rissman Associates, Ltd. of Flamingo properties designed for Laughlin and Reno, Nevada.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in the order they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Originally began by Billy Wilkerson and completed by Bugsy Siegel, the Flamingo Hotel opened in 1946. After an ownership change, the Flamingo Hotel became known as the Fabulous Flamingo and developed into a popular resort in the 1950s. In 1967, Kirk Kerkorian purchased the property. He sold it to the Hilton Corporation in 1972 and in 1974 they renamed the it the Flamingo Hilton. It remained the Flamingo Hilton until Hilton sold the property in 1998.

Source:

Jeff Burbank. Online Nevada Encyclopedia, "Flamingo Hotel." 2010. http://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/flamingo-hotel (accessed January 4, 2018).

Related Collections

The following resource may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Flamingo Hilton Hotel Records, 1946-1983. MS-00239. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Flamingo Hilton Photograph Collection, 1980-1991. PH-00127. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1985 by David P. Verbon; accession number 85-10.

Processing Note

In 2021, Sarah Jones created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace using metadata from Digital Collections.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00127

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