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Auto dealership along West Sahara Avenue east of Jones Boulevard, looking south, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-20

Description

Traffic flows in front of an auto dealership on West Sahara Avenue, east of Jones Boulevard.

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A pedestrain waiting to cross East Sahara Avenue at Maryland Parkway looking north at dusk, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-12

Description

A pedestrian waits for a signal to cross East Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway as the sun sets.

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Newspaper clipping, Sheriff heading for Middle East for talks on global crime trends, Las Vegas Review-Journal, n.d.

Date

2011-12-01

Description

Las Vegas Review Journal article about a Middle East law enforcement conference attended by Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie and Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy.

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Drag show at the Kit Kat Club, located at 2501 East Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

1943 to 1944

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... The "No Dancing!" sign speaks to the Kit Kat Club being a queer-friendly establishment while same-sex dancing was illegal. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: band

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Drag show at the Kit Kat Club, located at 2501 East Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

1943 to 1944

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... The Kit Kat Club was a mixed bar which welcomed both African American and white patrons. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: crowd [includes African American patrons]

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Regency Place Apartments on Decatur Boulevard looking east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-19

Description

Units of the Regency Place Apartments on Decatur Boulevard south of West Sahara Avenue.

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Regency Place Apartments on Decatur Boulevard looking east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-19

Description

Units of the Regency Place Apartments on Decatur Boulevard south of West Sahara Avenue.

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The Flamingo Wash near Lamb Boulevard, looking east, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-26

Description

Water flows down the Flamingo Wash towards the crossing at Lamb Boulevard.

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