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Photograph of production on the motion picture "Meet Me in Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956

Date

1955 to 1956

Description

A group of unidentified men, standing by the Sands Hotel swimming pool, discuss paperwork during the filming of of the motion picture "Meet Me in Las Vegas." A hotel employee waits for them at the wheel of a Sands Hotel Marketeer golf cart.

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Miss Las Vegas Gay Pride 201 and unidentified individual at the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign with rainbow-colored lights in celebration of Las Vegas Gay Pride Week: digital image

Date

2013-08-30

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: In recognition of Gay Pride Week the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority changed the bulbs outlining the Welcome to Las Vegas sign from yellow to rainbow-colored. For a detailed description of this event, see Dennis McBride journal entry for September 8, 2013. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Miss Las Vegas Gay Pride 2013 [see Vegas Seven magazine, November 21, 2013, pp. 16-21]; unidentified show boy

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Photograph of an unidentified diving grandmother at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1965

Date

1964 to 1966

Archival Collection

Description

An unidentified diving grandmother and child at the Sands Hotel and Casino pool in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Hart Wegner, Las Vegas, 1980

Date

1980

Description

A picture of University of Nevada, Las Vegas Professor of Film Studies, Dr. Hart Wegner.

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Photograph of members of the Las Vegas, Nevada, Rotary Club, 1959

Date

1959

Archival Collection

Description

Members of the Las Vegas, Nevada, Rotary Club. Richard "Dick" Ronzone is seen second from the right.

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The Las Vegas Strip, image 021: postcard

Date

1973 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)

Description

The Las Vegas Strip. Visible casinos include the Tropicana, the Aladdin, MGM, and the Flamingo.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records

Identifier

UA-00075

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records (2013-2021) are comprised of records documenting the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's participation in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon collegiate competition. The collection includes records created by the 2013, 2017, and 2020 UNLV teams (Team Las Vegas) in designing and building their respective competition entries: DesertSol, Sinatra Living, and Mojave Bloom. Records include competition application files, working project files, As-Built submittal packets, and promotional and marketing files for the competition. The majority of records in this collection represent the 2017 competition. Archived websites and social media accounts associated with Team Las Vegas and the Solar Decathlon competition are also included in the collection. The records document Team Las Vegas's efforts in designing and building energy efficient homes for the Solar Decathlon competition.

Archival Collection

Photograph of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1966

Date

1965 to 1967

Description

An aerial view of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, looking north. The northwest end of Fremont Street is at the center left side of the photograph. Fourth Street is seen near the right side of the photo. The Mint Hotel, Binion's Horseshoe Club, and the Golden Nugget on Fremont Street and the Clark County Courthouse on Second Street can be seen.

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Photograph of crowd outside premier of "Meet Me In Las Vegas" at the El Portal Theatre, Las Vegas, 1956

Date

1956

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a crowd outside the El Portal Theatre for the premiere of the film, "Meet Me In Las Vegas," starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse.

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Las Vegas Women in Construction Collection

Identifier

MS-00500

Abstract

The Las Vegas Women in Construction Collection (1962-1963) consists of a scrapbook compiled by Joyce McMinn Beckett, president of the Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter of The National Association of Women in Construction. The scrapbook contains meeting programs, sign-in sheets, clippings, newsletters, and several photographs from the 1962 Las Vegas, Nevada meeting of Women in Construction (WIC) at the Dunes Hotel.

Archival Collection