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Photograph of men building the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1952
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Archival Collection
Description
Three men consulting a blueprint during the construction of the Sands. The following names were listed as photographers: Joe Buck, Don English and David Lees.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Las Vegas, Nevada - water Wells requisitions and material
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Archival Collection
Description
Mixed Content
Evolution of a Black Community in Las Vegas: 1905 - 1940
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Description
Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald exploring the history of the black community in Las Vegas from its founding in 1905 through the 1930s.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 1, 1974
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Archival Collection
Description
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Las Vegas Black Historical Society Records
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Abstract
The Las Vegas Black Historical Society Records (2005-2009) document the organization's history including correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, bylaws, articles, a corporate charter, and use agreements. Also included is a Proclamation from Nevada State Senator Steven Horsford regarding the Second Annual Gathering of the Las Vegas Black Historical Society on January 27, 2007.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the North Las Vegas Lions Club members, North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 29, 1972
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Archival Collection
Description
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Slide of the Sahara sign, Las Vegas, 1986
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Archival Collection
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HSST pitch for Las Vegas: video
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Archival Collection
Description
Video begins by discussing traffic congestion and growth in Las Vegas and on the Strip, then proposes HSST as a solution. The video describes and HSST (High Speed Surface Transport), a magnetic levitation public transportation system, and discusses why and how it could be adopted in Las Vegas. Original media U-matic, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From The Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
Moving Image
"The Reintegration of Las Vegas": paper by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
Description
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file. Presented at the Western Social Science Association, 31st Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Dawn view of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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Archival Collection
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