View of the front of the Sands, including its sign and front parking area, in the mid-1950s. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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New Sands sign being assembled while the old one is being removed.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Guests at the Sands playing craps on a floating table in the pool. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Floating craps table - Customers at the Sands Hotel escape the heat by gambling in the pool. About 2200 guests tried this in 1954." Stamped on original: "Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Don English - Dave Lees - Joe Buck."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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A wing of the Sands being moved, presumably in preparation for building the tower. The following names were listed as photographers: Jerry Abbot, Joe Buck, Don English and David Lees.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Artist's rendering of a proposed and unbuilt tower for the Sands.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Assembly of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Artist's rendering of the remodeled Sands Hotel with the addition of the tower. Inverted negative film transparency.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Daytime view of the Sands neon sign and front entrance as seen from the parking lot. Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop headline.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural plans for the renovation of the stage area of The Sands from 1955.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Disassembly of the old neon sign for the Sands, with the new sign next to it.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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