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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s - early 1950s

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes pose on the Las Vegas High School football field in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Blvd. and Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas, June 5, 1973

Date

1973-06-05

Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas Blvd. and Cheyenne Avenue looking north.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Building site of Safeway"

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Water supply - Las Vegas

Date

1906 to 1956

Archival Collection

Description

Series 5. Law Department -- Alphabetical Files

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Interection of Las Vegas Strip at Flamingo Road at night, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-03

Description

Traffic lights blur in this long exposure photograph of the Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road intersection as see from Caesars Palace.

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Window washers on a Las Vegas Strip pedestrian walkway, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Window washers clean the glass on a pedestrian walkway between Planet Hollywood and the Cosmopolitan hotel and casinos above the Las Vegas Strip.

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Casino Projects on the Las Vegas Strip from the Air, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

Stalled resort construction and a future demolition project cluster along Las Vegas Boulevard generally between Desert Inn and Sahara. Construction on the Fountainbleau (tall blue building, right) ceased in 2009, while Boyd Gaming's Echelon Project stopped construction on former Stardust site back in 2008. That project was revived as the Resorts World Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority has scheduled the demolition of the Riviera Hotel and Casino for in summer 2016 to make way for a convention center expansion.

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Las Vegas Jazz Society Records

Identifier

MS-01039

Abstract

The Las Vegas Jazz Society Records (approximately 1975-2003) are comprised of organizational records including meeting agendas, minutes, and membership statistics of the Las Vegas Jazz Society (LVJS). Included in the collection are issues of the LVJS's newsletter Jazz Notes, promotional materials, blank membership applications, correspondence, information on other regional jazz societies, and photographic prints depicting various events and festivals. A portion of this collection documents LVJS's involvement in saving the KUNV 91.5 FM radio station.

Archival Collection

Ainsworth Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Memorabilia

Identifier

MS-00190

Abstract

The Ainsworth Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Memorabilia (1942-1965) consists of fliers, programs, and receipts from Las Vegas, Nevada events and gatherings. The material pertains to the Helldorado, Boulder Roundup, and Little Britches rodeos as well as local plays and musicals. Also of interest, the collection contains a 1942 World War II ration book.

Archival Collection

Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Co. General Manager to C. W. Shelley (Las Vegas), July 7, 1950

Date

1950-07-07

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Land and Water Co. requesting an invoice from the city to pay the money they owed for having two uniformed officers enforcing water restrictions for the summer.

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Photograph of the UNLV campus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, October 4, 1991

Date

1991-10-04

Description

Views of the UNLV campus from the roof of the Rod Lee Bigelow Health Sciences (BHS) building during construction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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