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New York New York hotel and casino reflected in water, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Incorporating iconic New York symbolism with commercial architecture, the New York New York hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip presents an "only in Vegas" tourist attraction complete with a Statue of Liberty replica, seen here reflected in the water surrounding the feature. Coins tossed in by tourists provide the star affect.

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New York New York hotel and casino reflected in water, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Incorporating iconic New York symbolism with commercial architecture, the New York New York hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip presents an "only in Vegas" tourist attraction complete with a Statue of Liberty replica, seen here reflected in the water surrounding the feature. Coins tossed in by tourists provide the star affect.

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On Insensitives in Urban Redistricting and Facility Location by Richard C. Larson and Keith A. Stevenson, the New York City Rand Institute, 1971 March

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Ardis Kearns Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00348
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: Box 16

Archival Component

Photograph of Julie Weintraub, Las Vegas, 1977

Date

1977

Description

A picture of Julie Weintraub. He was a big gambling figure, popularized gambling "junkets," and helped build the Dunes Hotel into one of the biggest casinos of its time.

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Hilton/MGM Hotel Casino Development, Marina District, Atlantic City, New Jersey, volume 3, modification to the Environmental Impact Study, 1980 April

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 06

Archival Component

Certificate from Mayor Jan Jones declaring Harland "Milt" Palmer Day in the City of Las Vegas, 1991 July 31

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Milt Palmer Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00430
Collection Name: Milt Palmer Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 08

Archival Component

New York Times articles: photographic slide

Date

1982-07-20

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). From Slides #1550 through 1557. Newspaper title text: "U.S. Confirms a Plan to Halt Talks on a Nuclear Test Ban". 

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Photograph of costumed children for the 4th of July, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of children dressed up in costumes, possibly for the 4th of July at City Hall in Boulder City, Nevada. Specifically within the front row, boys dressed reminiscently of America's Founding Fathers stand next to girls in patterned dresses. Some of the children can be seen holding American flags and wearing paper crowns.

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