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Photograph of businesses in early Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Businesses visible include The Gem (J. W. Horden proprietor), Arizona Club, Gem lunch counter, Saloon, Red Onion Club, and The Arcade.
Site Name: Arizona Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Gem (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Red Onion Club Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Arizona Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Gem (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Red Onion Club Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base. Additional description from UNLV Special Collections: 3595th Pilot Training Wing 1948/1958, Lockheed F-80A, Serial #41-8512, 3525 Aircraft Gunnery Squadron. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Slide of the MGM Grand, Reno, Nevada, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Night view of the MGM Grand in Reno, Nevada. Officially opened in May of 1978, the MGM Grand has been changed and remodeled into multiple other casinos, including the Bally's Reno, then the Reno Hilton, and finally the 2011 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR). Site Name: MGM Grand (Reno. Nev.)
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Film transparency of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa 1951 to 1953
Date
1951 to 1953
Archival Collection
Description
Color daytime image of Fremont Street. The Golden Nugget, Frontier Club, Las Vegas Club, Boulder Club, Vegas Vic neon sculpture (for the Pioneer Club), and the Hotel Apache are visible. Site Name: Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.); Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Tyler Stanger at Ascaya, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-06-13
Archival Collection
Description
UNLV University Libraries architectural intern and graduate of the UNLV School or Architecture Tyler Stanger looks over and photographs the Ascaya development. 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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Abandoned buildings in Warm Springs (Nev.): photographic print
Date
1993
Archival Collection
Description
Warm Springs, Nevada, near the intersection of Highways 6 and 375. Miners used the site as a campsite for many of the mining operations going on in the area. A hot water spring is located a couple hundred yards south of the camp which dates back to the late 1800s. It is visible from the highway. (photo by Don Walker, 1993)
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Photograph of showgirls onstage with feather boas, Las Vegas, circa 1978
Date
1977 to 1978
Description
Showgirls perform onstage wearing bikini-type costumes decorated with rhinestones, tiered rhinestone necklaces and matching rhinestone headpieces topped with tall feather plumes, and long feather boas.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
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Photograph of showgirls posing by Dunes Hotel swimming pool, Las Vegas, 1955
Date
1955
Archival Collection
Description
Seven showgirls from the Dunes Hotel pose by the hotel's swimming pool soon after it's opening in 1955. Left to right: Penny Davidson, Billie Nelson, Sherry Klarke, Pat Gautier, Gloria Curtis, Pat O'Conner, Irene Rainwater.
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Photograph of the Copa Girls waving to the audience, Las Vegas, 1954
Date
1954
Archival Collection
Description
Several Copa Girls, wearing tea-length gowns, wave to the audience from onstage at the Sands showroom. Former Ziegfeld Girl Gladys Gardner (with blonde hair and corsage) is seen watching from the lower left.
Show Name: Ziegfeld Follies
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, 1924
Date
1924
Archival Collection
Description
Old Fort (Old Ranch), ca. 1924 (East side) Handwritten note on back of photo: "The old Mormon Fort at Las Vegas, Nevada about 1924 -- Called "The Old Ranch" -- negative is the part hidden by the tree in this picture." Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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