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Film transparency of an airport and a Trans World Airlines terminal, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The view of two Trans World Airlines (TWA) airplanes in the Trans World Airlines terminal in an unnamed airport located in Boulder City, Nevada. One of America's oldest International Air Carriers (INAC) that was popular during the twentieth century, the Trans World Airlines was aided by aviator Charles Lindbergh in mapping out the company's early air routes, and so in the 1930s Trans World Airlines was also known as "The Lindbergh Line."
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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s
Date
1990 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
A statue of early trappers that is inscribed with "This is the place." A view of the left-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.
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Film transparency of the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing the exterior view of a saloon in Virginia City. The sign hanging from the ceiling reads, "The Old Original Bucket of Blood Saloon, since 1876, V.L. McBride prop." Other signs advertising beverages and the "Temple Dancer Scarf from Calcutta, India" are visible. Site Name: Bucket of Blood Saloon (Virginia City, Nev.)
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City of Las Vegas historic preservation planning, community survey results and future goals for city planning, studies on hotels/motels and community mobility, 1980 to 2016
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File
Archival Collection
Bob Coffin Political Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01054
Collection Name: Bob Coffin Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 017
Collection Name: Bob Coffin Political Papers
Box/Folder: Box 017
Archival Component