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Hand painted stones and decorations at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking east in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-04

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. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.

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Hand painted stones and decorations at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking east in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-04

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. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.

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Hand painted stones at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking east-southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-04

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. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.

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Photograph of "Viva Las Vegas" dance sequence, Las Vegas, 1963

Date

1963

Description

A "Viva Las Vegas" dance sequence. It was filmed at the gym on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus. From left to right, the individuals pictured here include Ann-Margret and Elvis Presley, the stars of the film. Photograph was likely taken circa July 1963, as most of the filming on the UNLV campus occurred at that time.

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Slide of the Pioneer Club and Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

A black and white exterior view of the Pioneer Club and Las Vegas Club, including their neon signs, in downtown Las Vegas at night.

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Las Vegas Report

Date

1962 to 1963

Description

Series XVII. Hotel and Casino Promotional Events

Mixed Content

Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip Hotel Gamblers, Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Gamblers at the Las Vegas Strip Hotel.

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"Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00425

Abstract

The "Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection is comprised of photographic prints and slides as well as digital surrogates of photographic prints and ephemera representing architecture and events in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1960 to 2017. Materials were donated by members of the Las Vegas community as part of a community scanning day sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities' Common Heritage grant. The majority of the collection documents landmarks in Las Vegas including the Stardust Resort and Casino, The Mint Las Vegas, Fremont Street, and the Desert Inn.

Archival Collection

Tourist on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-12

Description

Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard near the Linq Hotel and Casino. Many sidewalks are protected from traffic lanes by physical barriers, where others are not. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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Tourist on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-12

Description

Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard near the Linq Hotel and Casino. Many sidewalks are protected from traffic lanes by physical barriers, where others are not. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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