A crowd watches nighttime filming of the motion picture "Viva Las Vegas" in a parking lot outside of the Sands Hotel.

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company

Elbert Edwards and his family at the Las Vegas Day train ride in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here two young girls surround themselves with stuffed animals.

Herbert G. Klein, Director of Communications for the Executive Branch of the Federal Government at the Las Vegas Press Club Installation of Joy Hamann as President, at the Sands Hotel. Klein is pictured with Rober E. Miller (Bob), Manager of Nevada Operations of the AEC, John H. Meier, Executive Aide of Hughes-Nevada Operations, and Joseph A. Aspero, Executive Vice President, Sands Hotel

Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard near the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard near the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard near the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.