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Photograph of Midway Casino and other buildings, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944

Date

1944-04-27

Description

Midway Well and Casino containing public eating house with kitchen opening onto basement which flooded with sewage. Restroom structure in center and BMI vehicle number 429 on right side of photo. Patches of sewer seepage are visible in lower right corner and in front of vehicle.

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Photograph of a group of men in in front of sign for Leonard R. Fayle Reservoir and Pumping Station, May 1, 1969

Date

1969-05-01

Archival Collection

Description

Group of men in front of a sign for the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir and pumping station

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: 1 May 1969 & names of men in photo (L-R)

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Photograph of a painter touching up a model of the planned Desert Inn Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1949

Date

1947 to 1951

Archival Collection

Description

Billboard showing the planned Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. Smudges of red paint left on photograph.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the front of the Westerner Gambling House (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Nighttime view of the facade of the Westerner Gambling House in downtown Las Vegas. Next door is the front of Kolstad's Toggery men's shop at 17 E. Fremont St. Part of the Monte Carlo Club can be seen.
Site Name: Westerner
Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Photograph of the Frontier Club during World War II (Las Vegas), 1941-1946

Date

1941 to 1946

Archival Collection

Description

The façade of the Frontier Club taken from across the street. Men, women, and children are pictured walking by, talking, and playing on the sidewalk. Above the Frontier Club's sign, there are two billboard advertisements for war bonds. The poster on the left reads "Keep Them Bums on the Run!" and "Your Investment in the USA is Necessary." The left poster also displays caricatures of the Axis Powers running away from a plane. The poster on the right reads "Buy War Bonds at King's."
Site Name: Frontier Club
Address: 117 East Fremont Street

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Jubilee!: publicity: Jubilee billboard advertisements (photographs)

Date

1979 to 1999

Archival Collection

Description

Series 3: Shows -- Subseries 3.3 United States -- Las Vegas and Reno

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Photograph of a billboard advertising the Sunset Sands and La Fonda apartments, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Billboard advertising the Sunset Sands and La Fonda apartments, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of the Tropicana Hotel under construction, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1957

Date

1957

Description

The Tropicana Hotel under construction, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Slide of three photographs for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Saginaw Chips Card Game Room, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Three photographs for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Saginaw Chips Card Game Room, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The photograph on the left features a unidentified young boy with Jerry Lewis for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. The top right photo shows two billboards, with the first one advertising the Saginaw Chips Card Game Room and the second one advertising Bingo. The bottom right photo features a building, possibly the Saginaw Chips Card Game Room.

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Slide of a billboard advertising the Kewadin Shores Casino, St. Ignace, Michigan, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Billboard advertising Michigan Indian casino.

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