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Register of the Hotel Nevada, July 1, 1910-Sept. 12, 1911
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Archival Collection
Description
Guest register for the Hotel Nevada which opened on the southeast corner of Main Street and Fremont Street in Las Vegas in 1906. This particular volume lists guest names and their home cities for the period spanning July 1910 through September 1911.
Site Name: Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Manley Sorensen oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Manley Sorensen conducted by Michael Kelser on March 02, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Sorensen discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada. Sorensen discusses how Las Vegas has changed since 1936, including how the casinos in the city have changed and the disappearance of water springs around Las Vegas. Sorensen also discusses the El Rancho Hotel fire, prospecting for recreation, environmental changes, nuclear weapons tests, and flooding in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip at night, 1960s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Las Vegas Strip at night, showing the Thunderbird, El Rancho Vegas and the Sahara.
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of a hallway in the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), 1987
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Hallway in the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City showing some construction materials.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City) parking garage, 1987
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Parking garage and the top of the porte-cochère of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Film transparency of the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Daytime view of the exterior of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall on the southwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Film transparency of exterior corner of the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), after 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Nighttime view of the exterior corner of the Pioneer Club after the addition of Vegas Vic. Damage to original image noted.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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Film transparency of the exterior corner of the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), circa 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Nighttime view of the exterior corner of the Pioneer Club after the addition of Vegas Vic. The Westerner is seen next door.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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Film negative of the front exterior of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), 1942
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Nighttime view of the front exterior of the Boulder Club in 1942. Part of the New Western Casino is seen next door.
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street
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