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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1955

Description

From the Mary and Arthur Ackerman Photograph Collection (PH-00306). The intersection of Sahara and the Las Vegas Blvd. Pictured on the east side of the Strip from left to right: The Sahara Hotel and Casino and the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino. The El Rancho Hotel and Casino is pictured on the west side of the Strip. The Joe E. Brown Race Track is in the top-middle.

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Photograph of photographer/cameraman filiming on an airplane, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A Photographer/Cameraman filming during the Operation of Akeley A-1A Motion Picture Camera and use of oxygen equipment in a Beechcraft F-2 Airplane. The photograph is labeled 12212 AC in the lower right corner and was taken by the U. S. Army Air Force.

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Henry C. Wieking Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00009

Abstract

The Henry C. Wieking Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, as well as postcards of Las Vegas, Nevada between approximately 1920 and 1940. These images primarily depict Wieking and his family in front of the Las Vegas Mormon Fort and Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). Other photographs include Six Companies and United States Bureau of Reclamation vehicles, Mount Charleston, the Colorado River, Black Canyon, and desert scenes. The remaining images depict Barstow and Death Valley, California; and a Grand Canyon bridge in Arizona.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00319

Abstract

The Stardust Resort and Casino Photograph Collection, approximately 1970 to 1979, consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints of the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs depict the interior and exterior of the hotel before and after its renovation in 1975.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Southern Nevada University, 1965

Date

1965

Description

An aerial view of Nevada Southern University (NSU). Visible here is Wright Hall, which opened in 1965.

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Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex Photograph Collection

Identifier

UA-00113

Abstract

The Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex Photographs (1988, 2006) mainly contains photographs and negatives of Building B of the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex construction in 2006. Photographs were taken by David Emerson who served positions within the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as Dean of the College of Science, Math, and Engineering; Dean of the College of Sciences; and as emeritus professor. Other materials in this collection include photographs of Lied Library and a photograph of Building A of the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex from 1988. The photograph includes a personal note to Emerson by Tate Snyder/Kittrell Garlock Architects, the architectural firm responsible for designing and building the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex.

Archival Collection

Photographs, 1987-2004

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The photographs series of the MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group dates from 1987 to 2004. This series contains slides, negatives, and photographs of Mandalay Resort Group executives, employees, and properties in various stages of construction.

Archival Collection

MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00511
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Joy Caros Art Exhibit: photographs

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Series I. General

Sands Hotel and Casino

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Set of photographs of a woman

Date

1965

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: Reporter.

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Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00001

Abstract

The Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection depicts Southern and Central Nevada and other western states from 1890 to 1961. The photographs primarily depict the development and growth of early Las Vegas, Nevada; mines and mining operations in Southern and Central Nevada; towns and mines in Nevada; and the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the Colorado River.

Archival Collection