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Postcards of casinos Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Fold-out postcard set (in color) of the various casinos in Las Vegas in the 1940s.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Decision Support Records

Identifier

UA-00044

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of Decision Support Records (approximately 1960-2006) consist primarily of financial documents, correspondence, projections, budgets, and audit reports pertaining to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Board of Regents, the UNLV Faculty Senate, and the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN). The collection also includes information relating to accreditation, affirmative action, gender equality, and other initiatives at UNLV. This collection contains materials created by the Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis, which later became part of the Office of Decision Support.

Archival Collection

Letter from Las Vegas Land & Water Company to Walter R. Bracken, November 14, 1908

Date

1908-11-14

Archival Collection

Description

Caption: Assignment of lease, Las Vegas ranch

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Slide of Airdome theatre, Las Vegas, 1915

Date

1915

Description

An internal view of Airdome, an open air theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Maureen Wilson, Las Vegas, 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A picture of Maurine Wilson posing outside of her home in Las Vegas.

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Photographs of Venetian sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002

Date

2002

Description

Daytime and nighttime views of the Venetian sign on the Strip. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site name: Venetian (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 3355 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Las Vegas Sands, Inc., Sheldon Adelson
Sign details: The Venetian utilizes very little signage at all ad relies heavily on the architecture and themed environment which it creates for its advertisements.
Sign condition: Structure 5 Surface 5 Lighting 5
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: The signage for the Venetian Hotel and Casino is limited to an architecturally integrated sign on the north end of the property, The structure is essentially a giant arch which supports two levels which hold the signage. The arch which rises out of the roof of a building has six columns on its western most exposed edge, at the base. Each section of the pylon, is flanked by sets of four columns. The top sections legs prove to be shorter, being that they are supports for crown of smaller arches. Each flanking arcade is capped with a pointing spire. The top cabinet is an internally lot log for the Venetian.
Sign - type of display: Backlit; Ambient
Sign - media: Steel; Plastic; Masonry
Sign environment: The Venetian is quite successful in creating an environment since the entire facade creates wrapping arms of architecture, ambiently lit. The ornate quatrefoils, details columns and capitals form walls of joined elements and design rotations, that turn endlessly upon one another. The giant towers perching statuary high above the pedestrians head leave those who wander near the Venetian constantly looking up. Whether in the day or night hours, the Venetians plaza creates a environment which is pedestrian friendly.
Sign designer: The Stubbins Association
Sign - date of installation: 1998
Sign - thematic influences: The theme surrounding the Venetian is suggested strongly in the name of the property as well. The architecture is modeled after that seen in the city of Venice, Italy, and stays true to the form regardless of the configuration of the collection. It falls into the category of property which is themed after a city, particularly that of European origin. Such other examples include the Paris and the Bellagio.
Surveyor: Joshua Cannaday
Survey - date completed: 2002
Sign keywords: Pylon; Backlit; Steel; Plastic; Masonry

Mixed Content

Veer Towers, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-25

Description

Veer Towers at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip.

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The Mandalay Bay and Delano Hotel towers are seen behind the Vegas Strong billboards replacing the usual entertainment advertising along the Las Vegas Strip, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. These photographs document a series of billboards along Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Water District board members, Las Vegas (Nev.), October 14, 1980

Date

1980-10-14

Archival Collection

Description

Many people attend an important Las Vegas board meeting. Written vertically on the front and also on the back of the photograph, "Left to right: (1) unidentified (2) H.E. Hazzard (3) J.A. Tiberti (4) Maury Zenoff (5) Bill Walker (6) Leonard Fayle (7) Warren T. Stanley (8) ? (9) ? (10) Art Harris."

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Photograph of the entrance to the North Las Vegas Air Terminal, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1960s

Date

1965 to 1969

Description

The entrance to the North Las Vegas Air Terminal, circa late 1960s. This view, through the main entrance, shows the large parking ramp in the background.

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