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Slide of the Boulder Junction celebration, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a crowd of people gathered together for the Boulder Junction, a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of construction on a Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Blueprint of a passenger station for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, A-8, August, 1939
Date
1939-08
Archival Collection
Description
Sheet A-8 of 11 sheets. Job number 150. Passenger station for Union Pacific Railroad Company, Las Vegas, Nevada. Blueprint includes door schedule and details of toilet room and tile floor base.
Site Name: Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Station (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Station (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Fire hydrant wilth stones used as barriers in Ascaya, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-06-13
Archival Collection
Description
A fire hydrant sits among stones placed as barriers along Epic View Court in Ascaya, a luxury home development carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site and all major improvements were installed prior to beginning sales.
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Ascaya development without homes, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-06-13
Archival Collection
Description
Ascaya touts its views of the Las Vegas Valley and its natural surroundings to sell its custom home lots. Carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, Ascaya is a custom luxury home development within the City of Henderson. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site.
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Ascaya development without homes, Henderson, Nevada
Date
2017-06-13
Archival Collection
Description
Ascaya touts its views of the Las Vegas Valley and its natural surroundings to sell its custom home lots. Carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, Ascaya is a custom luxury home development within the City of Henderson. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site.
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Mail boxes installed in the Ascaya development long before homes, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-06-13
Archival Collection
Description
In preparing the Ascaya development for sale, all mail boxes have been installed as have streets, water and power infrastructure. Carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, Ascaya is a custom luxury home development within the City of Henderson. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site.
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Las Vegas skyline as seen from the Ascaya development, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-06-13
Archival Collection
Description
Ascaya touts its views of the Las Vegas Valley and its natural surroundings to sell its custom home lots. Carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, Ascaya is a custom luxury home development within the City of Henderson. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site.
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Photograph of Donn Arden, Margaret Kelly and Pierre-Louis Guérin with dancers, Paris, France, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Donn Arden (center) onstage with dance mistress Margaret Kelly (AKA Madame Bluebell), Lido owner Pierre-Louis Guérin and three dancers in costume during rehearsal at the Lido in Paris.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
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Photograph of performers and audience at Lido de Paris show at Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958
Date
1958
Archival Collection
Description
Showgirls and dancers in the first Lido de Paris show at the Stardust Hotel and Casino. This is a production number in C'est Magnifique.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Performance Name: C'est Magnifique
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Performance Name: C'est Magnifique
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
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Photograph of Martha Vickers and Manuel Rojas dining at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1955
Date
1954 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Martha Vickers, center, and Manuel Rojas, left, dining at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. A chef stands far right and presents the couple with a platter full of food. Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3555 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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