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Downtown, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

View of Downtown Las Vegas as seen from the Stratosphere Tower looking north.

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Las Vegas City Engineering and Planning Department Reports

Identifier

MS-00270

Abstract

The Las Vegas City Engineering and Planning Department Reports (1951-1981) consist of urban planning reports, transportation and parking studies, and environmental impact assessments concerning the greater Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area. In addition to general issues of urban planning, the collection contains materials relating to the expansion of Interstate 15 through West Las Vegas in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Strip, Las Vegas, December 22, 1976

Date

1976-12-22

Description

An aerial view of Las Vegas Strip, looking north from just below the Aladdin Hotel and Casino. Scenic tour plane is visible in photograph.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 47th commencement program

Date

2009-12-15

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

Text

Las Vegas water supply in 1936, circa 1937

Date

1937 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Report of the output of the Las Vegas Springs and well, and Las Vegas water consumption for 1936.

Transcribed Notes: handwritten corrections in pencil

Text

Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957

Date

1957-06-02

Archival Collection

Description

Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. Ms. Page is pictured here at the Sands Hotel speaking to reporter Chuck Van Goerbun during a rehearsal.

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T-Shirt Color: White; Front: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sign; Back: Welcome to the Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, Image of Las Vegas Strip, approximately 2001-2012

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 473

Archival Component

T-Shirt Color: White; Front: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sign; Back: Welcome to the Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, Image of Las Vegas Strip, approximately 2001-2012

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 473

Archival Component

Pedestrians cross Las Vegas Boulevard at Civic Center Drive in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-12-04

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.

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