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The Circa Las Vegas tower under construction as seen from under the Fremont Street Experience canopy, looking northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-11

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo is part of a series documenting ongoing construction work at Circa Las Vegas, the first new casino built on Fremont Street since the 1970s.

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Photograph of group signing proclamation for City of North Las Vegas Crime Prevention, North Las Vegas, Nevada, April 17, 1982

Date

1982-04-17

Description

Group signing proclamation for City of North Las Vegas Crime Prevention Week April 11- April 17, 1982. Pictured L-R: Al Gleghorn, Director of Neighborhood Watch Program; Dale Huntsman, Chairman of Crime Prevention Task Committee; William Tharp, North Las Vegas Chief of Police; Nick Janise, Assistant Director of Neighborhood Watch Program; James Seastrand, Mayor of the City of North Las Vegas.

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Letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), March 30, 1940

Date

1940-03-30

Description

Circular letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company endorsing City Ordinance No. 247

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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, 1975

Date

1975

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club, probably in 1975.

Text

Photograph of the Las Vegas Press Club Installation at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, circa April 1969

Date

1969-04

Description

Kevin Thomas (Los Angeles Times), Philip Scheuer (Los Angeles Times), Mr. and Mrs. Max [Halkoff?] (D.I. Publicity), Mr. and Mrs. Perry Phillips (Oakland Tribune), CRX guests-Miller (the man and woman across the table were also with them), Frank Raffetto (Dallas Morning News), and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Louie (Los Angeles Herald Examiner) at the Las Vegas Press Club event at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Records

Identifier

MS-00366

Abstract

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Records (1911-2020) contain organizational documents from the Chamber’s history, including administrative and financial records, legal documents such as ordinances and legislation, newsletters and promotional guides, advertising and publicity materials for the city and its retailers, and original photographic prints, negatives, and reproductions. The collection also contains audiovisual materials featuring Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce events from approximately 1997 to 2013.

Archival Collection

Transparency of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Transparency of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Chuck Wagon Buffet at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), late 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Description

Two cooks standing ready for diners at the Chuck Wagon Buffet at the El Rancho Vegas. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Las Vegas-Nevada, Photographers Don English, Joe Buck, Jerry Abbott, 0791."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of Vegas Heights, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1964

Date

1964

Description

Balzar and Revere Streets in Vegas Heights where, at the time, there were no sewers or proper drainage. This lead to flooded streets during severe rainstorms.

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