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Photograph of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The swimming pool at the Showboat. 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: Showboat Hotel and Casino
Address: 2800 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the Majestic Theatre, Las Vegas, circa 1920
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Bird, Kim Pickering
Kim Bird was born October 18, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955 and attended Twin Lakes Elementary School. Bird grew up in a Las Vegas that was run by the mob and safe for teenagers. She would meet friends in local hangouts such as the Blue Onion and attend sock hops, babysit, and cruise down Fremont Street. She attended high school with black students and was aware of the segregation that existed on the Las Vegas Strip. Bird was married in 1961 and had a son and daughter.
Person
White Cross Drug Store (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The White Cross Drug Store was founded in 1918 by Las Vegas pioneer W.E. Ferron. He opened the store, located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, with three employees. By 1921 the store had outgrown its location and moved to a better location on Fremont Street, where it remained for more than 40 years. In 1948 the store adopted the slogan, "the place to go for the brands you know." The White Cross Drug Store was known for its brand name merchandise in cosmetics, drugs, candies, sundries, stationery and greeting cards.
Corporate Body
Early Las Vegas, Nevada, 1900-1929
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jacob E. Von Tobel Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Downtown Mall proposal; mall plan; perspective sketches of aerial tramway
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes hand drawn perspective sketches of a proposed aerial tramway for Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 043
Archival Component
Downtown Mall proposal; mall plan; perspective sketches of aerial tramway
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes hand drawn perspective sketches of a proposed aerial tramway for Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 044
Archival Component
Skyroom conversion, phase 1 increment D, and phase 1 increment E, 1967 December 1
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes an artist's rendering of an exterior building perspective.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 001a
Archival Component
Development: Fremont and 8th
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This set includes: preliminary sketches, exterior elevations and exterior perspective renderings.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 338
Archival Component
Photograph of an artist's rendering of a woman sitting atop the Las Vegas Club neon sign, circa 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph of a woman in a swim suit is shown sitting atop an artist's rendering of the vertical Las Vegas Club neon sign, with the Las Vegas cityscape below. The illustration is signed "Boernge" in the lower left corner.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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