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Aerial view overlooking Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1966 (year approximate)

Description

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425). The Dunes Hotel, The Bonanza, Caesars Palace, Flamingo Las Vegas, Sage and Sand Motel, the Sands Hotel and Casino, and Frontier (from south to north).

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Map showing improvements made to the Las Vegas Valley Water District and vicinity under $8,700,000 bond issue,circa 1957

Date

1953 to 1961

Description

Relief shown by contour lines and spot heights. Includes inset location map of the Water District. Shows township and range grid. Boundary of Las Vegas Valley Water District marked in dark blue. 'Cole '57' in lower left corner. Scale [ca. 1:72,000. 1 in. to approx. 6,000 ft.]

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Las Vegas Porcelain Artists Records

Identifier

MS-00312

Abstract

The Las Vegas Porcelain Artists Records span from 1975 to 1993 and document the history of the Las Vegas, Nevada, non-profit organization that was a division of the World Organization of China Painters (WOCP). The collection includes club by-laws, membership lists, convention pamphlets, promotional materials, correspondence, membership applications, meeting minutes, and financial information. It also includes photo albums, slides, negatives, a cookbook, and other documents.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a man and wagon outside the Las Vegas Trading Company, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Las Vegas Trading Company was located on the east corner of Main and Lewis streets within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite.
Site Name: Las Vegas Trading Company (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Rotary Club's Christmas Party, Las Vegas, 1940

Date

1940

Description

A black and white image of Las Vegas Rotary Club members at a Christmas party in Las Vegas. The group is in front of the Apache Hotel. Club President A.C. Grant is seated beside a waving Santa Claus in an automobile bearing a sign that reads: "Rotary Xmas Party." Secretary Bryan L. Bunker is standing second from the right in the first row. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 27, 1940

Date

1940-02-27

Description

A black and white image from a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Las Vegas. This group of men and women are standing in front of an unidentified building with signs advertising its dining room and the Apache Beauty Salon. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Letter from E. W. Cragin (Las Vegas) to A. M. Folger (Las Vegas), August 24, 1948

Date

1948-08-24

Archival Collection

Description

Request from Las Vegas Mayor Cragin to extend company water mains down the Las Vegas Strip solely for fire protection.

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 26, 1950

Date

1950-01-26

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Balcony view of Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip as seen from a balcony at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

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Balcony view of Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip as seen from a balcony at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

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