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Photograph of two women near the front entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel showing the porte-cochère and the marquee. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of tourist attractions at Last Frontier Village, 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

View of various tourist attractions, including a toll house, jail and justice building at Last Frontier Village, a theme park at the Hotel Last Frontier.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), main stairway and rear exit, November 4, 1954

Date

1954-11-04

Description

Preliminary plans for the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. Drawn by: G.G.P. Original medium: pencil on paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1954-11-19

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Index to the architectural drawings and cover sheet for the Hacienda's (Las Vegas) room additions, August 6, 1957

Date

1957-08-06

Description

Plans for the construction of a 266 room addition to the Hacienda. Harold L. Epstein, structural engineer; W. L. Donley, mechanical engineer; Joseph L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of vintage airplanes at Las Vegas Airport, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Black and white image of a crowd of people standing between two rows of vintage 1920s planes at the Las Vegas Airport (which later became Nellis Air Force Base). Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of construction on the First State Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1906-1920

Date

1906 to 1920

Description

Two unidentified men stand outside of construction on the concrete block First State Bank in Las Vegas, on the northeast corner of First and Fremont Streets. This building replaced the wooden First State Bank of Las Vegas structure at the same site.

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Photograph of Sargeant David Hermann inspecting a plane, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, October 13, 1975

Date

1975-10-13

Description

Sgt. David Hermann checks instruments in a T-38 Talon, Nellis Air Force Base, North Las Vegas. The plane bears the number 76 and an emblem celebrating the U.S. bicentennial. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and Pancho Alliati, Las Vegas, December 27, 1956

Date

1956-12-27

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark, left, at his birthday party at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is shaking hands with Pancho Alliati, the maitre d' in the Painted Desert showroom. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Slide of the El Rancho Boulder Motel, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

The El Rancho Boulder Motel sign located next to the Boulder Highway in Boulder City, Nevada. The red sign reads: "El Rancho Boulder Motel; Vacancy." Site Name: El Rancho Boulder Motel (Boulder City, Nev.)

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Rock retaining walls at Ascaya develpment, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Description

Looking northwest down Ascaya Boulevard shows the project's massive retaining walls. Infrastructure for Ascaya, a high-end luxury home lot development cut into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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