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Photograph of the Lost City site and Lake Mead, near Overton, Nevada, spring 1938

Date

1938

Description

Long shot of the Lost City site (Pueblo Grande de Nevada), near Overton, Nevada, with the northwest arm of Lake Mead in the distance. The area is near the ruins of St. Thomas, Nevada, another nearby extinct town, submerged by Lake Mead.

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Photograph of a map showing the course of Howard Hughes' Round the World flight, circa 1938

Date

1938 (year approximate)

Description

The black and white view of a map showing the path Howard Hughes took on his Round the World trip.

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Slide of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and its neon signs, Las Vegas, circa 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the exterior of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and its glowing neon signs in downtown Las Vegas at night.

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Photograph of a detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1958

Date

1958

Description

Detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall as seen from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall, New York: costume design drawings, notes

Date

2003

Archival Collection

Description

Series III. Professional work in the United States: show production materials -- Revues, concerts, and theater production materials

Mixed Content

County agent project progress report, Home water supplies - domestic water improvement and water facilities, November 1, 1938

Date

1938-11-01

Description

Discussion of the progress on domestic water for Bunkerville and Mesquite, Nevada. Prospects were good for the Work Projects Administration to install a tank and pipeline. PROJECT NUMBER: State Office # M-282, Clark County # M-22

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 8, 1922

Date

1922-07-08

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Leo A. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 8, 1922

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Postcard showing the interior of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), after 1946

Date

1946 to 1960

Description

Bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Printed text on back of postcard: "The million dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada, 'where fortune smiles,' See the old-style West in our modern world. A place of mahogany bars, crystal chandeliers, with the genuine hospitality and old-time gaity of the Barbary Coast and the Virginia City of fifty years ago. 'Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A"
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1979-1980s

Date

1979 to 1989

Description

The exterior of Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall on Boulder Highway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel-casino opened April 1, 1979.

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Postcard showing the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall interior (Las Vegas), after 1946

Date

1946 to 1950

Description

Photographic postcard featuring table games and the bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Transcribed from original: "The Million Dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas. Thousands of visitors are attracted annually by the lavishly decorated Casino with its Crystal Chandeliers, Famous Paintings and Mahogany Beams, reminiscent of the Barbary Coast days." Publishing info from original: "Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass -- 6270 Mosley Ave., L.A."
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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