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Film transparency of Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, February 22, 1930

Date

1930-02-22

Description

Dignitaries standing on a platform at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Junior League of Las Vegas Records

Identifier

MS-00179

Abstract

The Junior League of Las Vegas Records (1940-2023) contain annual reports, fundraising information, training manuals, articles, minutes, photographs, scrapbooks, cookbooks, and other operational and working files that document the activities of the Junior League of Las Vegas (JLLV). Also included is documentation for advocacy projects the JLLV was involved with, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), Safe Haven, the Ronald McDonald House, Read Aloud, and Literature Awareness Program for Children. Other records in this collection document JLLV's fundraising efforts such as the Repeat Boutique, Holiday Coffees, annual benefits, luncheons, and sales of their cookbooks. Also included are scrapbooks and issues of their newsletter The Sage.

Archival Collection

Postcard of the Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Illustration of the exterior of the Las Vegas Club on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. Caption on back: "Largest sign west of Chicago." "SK6593." Site Name: Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip in evening light as seen from the Stratosphere Tower.

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Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip in evening light as seen from the Stratosphere Tower.

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Slide of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

An image of the Las Vegas Strip looking northeast from the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" neon sign.

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Letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), March 30, 1940

Date

1940-03-30

Description

Circular letter from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company endorsing City Ordinance No. 247

Text

Las Vegas Art Museum Records

Identifier

MS-00549

Abstract

The Las Vegas Art Museum Records (1952-2009) contain administrative files, press, marketing materials, and scrapbooks that document the history of the Las Vegas Art Museum (LVAM). Collection materials include exhibition files, annual reports, financial statements, board meeting agendas and minutes, event invitations, press releases, and newspaper and magazine clippings documenting the museum's activities. Materials include photographs from museum events as well as photographs of artwork displayed as part of visiting and permanent exhibitions. Audio and video recordings include interviews with museum staff and local news coverage of events. Also included are architectural floor plans for the Sahara West Library, which was used as a gallery space for LVAM. Digital files in this collection include recordings and presentation slides from LVAM lectures with curators and artists. Other digital files include photographs from LVAM events and workings files from LVAM staff.

Archival Collection

Film transparency of Las Vegas Fort, Las Vegas, 1930

Date

1930

Description

The Las Vegas Fort being renovated into a concrete/gravel testing laboratory for the Bureau of Reclamation in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of Las Vegas Fort, Las Vegas, 1930

Date

1930

Description

The Las Vegas Fort being renovated into a concrete/gravel testing laboratory for the Bureau of Reclamation in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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