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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the front exterior of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), 1950

Date

1950

Description

Artist's conception of the entrance of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn at night, showing its signature neon sign lit. Title near the bottom right reads "Proposed pylon sign."
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of a side view of a scale model of the Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), 1955

Date

1955

Description

Scale model of the Riviera Hotel and Casino.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Painting of Vegas Vic by Pat Denner, 1951

Date

1951

Description

Color watercolor or gouache painting of Vegas Vic for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas, showing how the metal should be painted. The picture is signed 'Denner' by YESCO designer Pat Denner.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Plan for Vegas Vic's neon tubing, circa 1951

Date

1949 to 1951

Description

Illustration of Vegas Vic for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas, showing the different colors of neon tubing necessary.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Handwritten plan with measurements of neon tubing needed for Vegas Vic, 1951

Date

1951

Description

Document showing lengths of different colors of neon tubing needed for the Vegas Vic sign to be installed at the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of a scale model of the Aladdin Hotel's sign (Las Vegas), 1966

Date

1966

Description

Detailed scale model of the sign and marquee for the Aladdin Hotel and Casino.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Film transparency of a sketch for the Golden Nugget neon sign (Las Vegas), circa 1984

Date

1981 to 1987

Description

Inverted negative transparency. Partially freehand, annotated plan for the neon sign for the Golden Nugget on the southwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets. The original sign was installed by YESCO in 1948.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the front of the Westerner Gambling House (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Nighttime view of the facade of the Westerner Gambling House in downtown Las Vegas. Next door is the front of Kolstad's Toggery men's shop at 17 E. Fremont St. Part of the Monte Carlo Club can be seen.
Site Name: Westerner
Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the exterior corner of Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas), between January 1958-April 1960

Date

1958 to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

Daytime view of the exterior corner of Joe E. Brown's Horseshoe Club at Fremont and Second Streets in downtown Las Vegas.
Site Name: Horseshoe Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the Googie style front exterior and parking lot of the Hacienda Hotel (Las Vegas), circa late 1950s

Date

1956 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Daytime view of the front exterior and parking lot of the Hacienda Hotel.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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