Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured primarily in 2017 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, "Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas." Archived websites represent religious institutions, civic and service organizations, and local businesses in the Las Vegas Valley. The collection includes archived websites of organizations like the local NAACP branch, the Urban Chamber of Commerce, Westside School Alumni Foundation, 100 Black Men of Las Vegas, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Psi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Archival Collection
Exterior view of The Stockmen's Hotel in Elko, NV. Photos from the 1940's and 1986. The images include views during the day with unlit neon and at night with lit neon.The present day site of the hotel used to be the Mayer Hotel.
Stockmen's
340 Commercial St, Elko, NV 89801
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Bound proposal for the Las Vegas International Hotel including artists' conceptions, vicinity map, themes, and architectural drawings for all major components. The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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Booklet advertising the show "Folies Bergere" at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also includes an advertisement for the Blue Room at the Tropicana.
Show Name: Les Folies Bergere (Tropicana Hotel: Las Vegas, Nevada)
Site Name: Tropicana Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Preliminary drawing of an outside elevation of the Riviera. Ozalid.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Clara Bow and unidentified man at mining site
Possibly Rex Bell
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