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Postcard of downtown Viginia City, Nevada, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of the Territorial Enterprise Building and Mark Twain Museum in downtown Virginia City.
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Asher Rahav, Israel Government Tourist Office, Beverly Hills; Victor Bennahum, Israel Government Tourist Office New York City; and an unknown man in the Emerald Room at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1962 October
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Sands Hotel Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00287
Collection Name: Sands Hotel Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 24
Collection Name: Sands Hotel Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 24
Archival Component
Biography of Georgie Fame written by Epic Records (New York), June 17-19, 1968
Date
1968-06-12
Archival Collection
Description
A biography of the musician Georgie Fame written by Epic Records in New York and given to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, for the Epic Records National Sales Convention. The five-page biography examines Fame's early career in Britian to his appearance on the U.S. television shows "Hulaballoo" and "Shindig."
Mixed Content
Las Vegas City Commission Minutes Index 1, 1911-1960: documents
Archival Collection
Description
From the Las Vegas City Commission Records (MS-00237). Index 1 of 2 of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, 1911-1960. Materials were donated in 1980 and 1985 by Guy Rocha; accession numbers 1980-188 and 1985-088.
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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes Index 2, 1911-1960: documents
Date
1911 to 1960
Archival Collection
Description
From the Las Vegas City Commission Records (MS-00237). Index 2 of 2 of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, 1911-1960. Materials were donated in 1980 and 1985 by Guy Rocha; accession numbers 1980-188 and 1985-088.
Text
Film transparency of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, July, 1949
Date
1949-05
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the front of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. A banner advertising "Cooled by refrigeration always pleasant" is visible on the right-hand side of the building. The Nugget Saloon and a Shell gas station sign is visible in the background. The Golden Nugget opened in 1946, and is the first structure designed from the ground up to be a casino. Steve Wynn became the majority shareholder in 1973, and built the first tower in 1977. In 1984, the neon was removed from the building and the spa tower was built, along with the showroom. The third tower was opened in 1989. The hotel now has 2,419 rooms and suites. The casino's large hotel sign at its entrance off Fremont and Casino Center was removed in 1984 when the casino underwent renovations. The old sign presently sits at the YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company) sign yard.
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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes' wide grin diffuses the lanky Texan's features during a lighter phase of the day's ceremonies. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing near Douglas DC-3, New York, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing under the propeller of a Douglas DC-3.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes exiting the Lockheed-14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes getting out of cabin door of Lockheed-14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York in 1938.
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Photograph of residential homes in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932 - late 1930s
Date
1932 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
View of residential homes, one under construction, in Boulder City. City Hall, originally Boulder City Elementary School located at 401 California Avenue, can be seen on the far right.
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