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Photograph of the Landmark Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 23, 1967

Date

1967-12-23

Description

Aerial view of the Landmark Casino and the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Landmark Casino was closed on August 8, 1990 and demolished five years later on November 7, 1995. The site of the Landmark is now the Gold Parking Lot for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center; Landmark Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date

1907 to 1908

Description

The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. The structures and surrounding area are covered with snow. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Harry "Button" Ford and his 1946 Ford convertible: photographic print

Date

1955

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.E. Ford Family. Eighteen-year-old Harry "Button" Ford and his 1946 Ford convertible, parked in front of his home in Pahrump Valley, Nevada, during the summer of 1955.

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Tourists using overpass on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace along the Las Vegas Strip. Here, tourists ride an escalator near the Cromwell Las Vegas hotel and casino.

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Tourists using overpass on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace along the Las Vegas Strip. Here, tourists ride an escalator near the Cromwell Las Vegas hotel and casino.

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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-12

Description

Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard from the Mirage to Harrah's Hotel and Casinos. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-12

Description

Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard from the Mirage to Harrah's Hotel and Casinos. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 21, 2003

Date

2003-04-21

Description

Includes meeting minutes and agenda, along with additional information about letters, student handbook/planner evaluation summary, and attachments. The original date should read April 21, 2003. CSUN Session 33 (Part 1) Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Elbert Edwards oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00522

Abstract

Oral history interview with Elbert Edwards conducted by Layne Covington on October 16, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Edwards first talks about his family background before talking about what it was like to live in Panaca, Nevada. Edwards later talks about his wife’s and his political involvement, and his involvement in education. He then discusses Hoover (Boulder) Dam, his job as a registrar in the Selective Service, and the effects that the World War II years had on Las Vegas, Nevada.

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