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Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Sign Graveyard, 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides from 1986 of the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) "sign graveyard" in Las Vegas, Nevada, where retired neon signs were collected. YESCO is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and specializes in making custom neon signs.
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Boulder Highway, 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs along the Boulder Highway near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1986.
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Boulder City, Nevada, 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in Boulder City, Nevada from 1986.
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Laughlin, Nevada, 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in Laughlin, Nevada from 1986. The signs adorn hotels and casinos.
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Henderson, Nevada, 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs at the Railroad Pass Casino and Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Nevada from 1986. Materials also include a slide of an abandoned gift shop in nearby Searchlight, Nevada.
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Lovelock, Nevada, 1930 to 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs for hotels and casinos in Lovelock, Nevada from 1930 to 1986.
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Winnemucca, Nevada, 1930 to 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in Winnemucca, Nevada from 1930 to 1986.
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Elko, Nevada, 1928 to 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in Elko, Nevada from 1928 to 1986.
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Wells and McGill, Nevada, 1940 to 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in the towns of Wells, Nevada and McGill, Nevada from 1940 to 1986.
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Ely, Nevada, 1920 to 1986
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Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in Ely, Nevada from 1920 to 1986.
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