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Folder 01, LLB, 3, SCA Main Stacks, Collection Cabinets [Cabinet: 11, Drawer: C], PH--00306, Mary and Arthur Ackerman Aerial Photograph Collection

Archival objects in this container:

  1. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. On the east side of the Strip from left to right: the Riviera Hotel and Casino and the Desert Inn Country Club and golf course. On the west side of the Strip from left to right: the Royal Nevada, Silver Slipper, and the New Frontier hotel-casinos. The Last Frontier Village is pictured to the left of the New Frontier including the Sportsdrome track that was used for jalopy races and rodeos, 1955
  2. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. The building on the west side of the Strip toward the right is the Dunes Hotel and Casino. In the center on the east side of the Strip is the Flamingo Hotel and Casino with the Sands Hotel and Casino to the north. The large tract of land in the upper left is the golf course of the Desert Inn Country Club, 1955
  3. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada looking north on the Strip. On the east side, from north to south: the Riveria Hotel and Casino, the Desert Inn Country Club and golf course, the Sands Hotel and Casino, the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. On the west side, from north to south: the Royal Nevada Hotel and Casino, The Last Frontier Village, the New Frontier and Sportsdrome track, and the Dunes Hotel and Casino, 1955
  4. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. On the east side of the Strip from left to right: The Desert Inn Country Club and golf course; part of the Sands Hotel and Casino is visible at the far right. On the west side of the Strip from left to right: The Silver Slipper and the New Frontier hotel-casinos. The Last Frontier Village is pictured to the left of the New Frontier including the Sportsdrome track, 1955
  5. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. Pictured from left to right: the Sands (partially visible), the Flamingo, and the Dunes, 1955
  6. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. On the west side is the El Rancho Hotel (bottom left); on the east side is the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino, the Riviera Hotel and Casino, and the Joe W. Brown race track, 1955
  7. Aerial photograph of Disneyland, Anaheim, California, 1950s
  8. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sands Hotel and Casino is pictured in the center, and the Desert Inn Country Club golf course is located at the top left, 1955
  9. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. The intersection of Sahara Avenue and the Las Vegas Boulevard. On the east side, from left to right: the Sahara Hotel and Casino and the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino. On the west side: the El Rancho Hotel and Casino The Joe W. Brown race track is visible at the top of the photograph, 1955
  10. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. The Dunes Hotel and Casino is pictured in the center with the Flamingo Hotel and Casino to the left, 1955
  11. Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada. On the east side: the Desert Inn and the Desert Inn Country Club and Golf Course. On the west side, from left to right: the Royal Nevada, Silver Slipper, and the New Frontier hotel-casinos. The Last Frontier Village is pictured to the left of the New Frontier including the Sportsdrome track, 1955