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Photograph of dam construction, Hoover Dam, March 18, 1932

Date

1932-03-18

Description

First 40 foot slab of concrete poured in lining diversion tunnels for the construction of the Boulder Dam, now called Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Photograph of construction equipment, Hoover Dam, March 23, 1932

Date

1932-03-23

Description

Four-cubic yard aggregators dumping into 2 cubic yard buckets during construction of Boulder Dam, now called Hoover Dam. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Photograph of Sandy Valley Elementary School, Sandy Valley, Nevada, October 18, 1982

Date

1982-10-18

Description

School children attending a school dedication at Sandy Valley Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Sandy Valley Elementary School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of painting at the Gay 90s Bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Large painting of Old West dancers and gamblers hanging at the Gay 90s Bar at the Hotel Last Frontier. Site Name: Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Donn Arden and others supervising a dance rehearsal, Paris (FRA), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Donn Arden, center, Pierre-Louis Guerin, right, and an unidentified individual supervise a dance rehearsal of the Lido in Paris, France. Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of river visible from the top of the canyon, Hoover Dam, approximately 1931-1934

Date

1931 to 1934

Description

Looking down from the top of the canyon to the Colorado River. Some construction on the Hoover Dam is visible at the bottom near the water's edge. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada Web Archive

Identifier

MS-00969

Abstract

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

Photograph of the Hotel Frontier swimming pool and courtyard area, 1967

Date

1967

Description

View of the pool and courtyard area of the Frontier Hotel in 1967. Visible to the far left are the Landmark and the Silver Slipper.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas), 1980

Date

1980

Description

The Aladdin Hotel and its marquee in 1980. The Dunes Hotel is visible on the left.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the new MGM Grand (Las Vegas), circa 1993

Date

1993 to 1994

Description

The new MGM Grand shortly after opening in 1993.
Site Name: MGM Grand Las Vegas
Address: 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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