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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 the Beckley store after renovation, Las Vegas (Nev.) 1930

Date

1930

Description

Beckley's store following the renovation. The room is filled with flowers and garland. Left to right are Jake Beckley, Will Beckley, and Bryan Bunker.

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Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00050

Abstract

The Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection depicts several events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1935 to 1983 that were documented by Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The photographs depict the fire at the Las Vegas School in 1935, the fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1980, an exhibition at the Lost City Museum in 1973, a memorial event honoring the first permanent school in Las Vegas in 1980, and an exhibition at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in 1983. The collection also contains photographs of some denizens of Las Vegas, including people at the Hughes Bar in Las Vegas, the last Union Pacific passenger train in Las Vegas, and schoolchildren at the Las Vegas School.

Archival Collection

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

Photograph of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa 1900-1910

Date

1900 to 1907
1008
1909 to 1910

Archival Collection

Description

An unidentified man with horses on the Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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