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A Vegas Strong sign sits near the Welcome to Las Vegas sign as part of the 1 October memorial, looking north-northwest 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. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

Image

Junior League of Las Vegas Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00097

Abstract

The Junior League of Las Vegas Photograph Collection contains photographic prints and negatives, as well as postcards of locations in and around Las Vegas, Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1980. Early photographs in the collection offer views of the Las Vegas townsite, buildings, railroads, the Las Vegas High School, Overland Hotel, Arizona Club, and residential areas. Other photographs during this time depict the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) construction and Death Valley, California. Later photographs show the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus, downtown Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Publications

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Series I. General

Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Photograph of an orchard on the Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Las Vegas schoolhouse, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1905

Description

From the Elizabeth Harrington Photograph Collection (PH-00291). Inscription with image reads: "First Las Vegas School, southwest corner of Second and Lewis Streets. 1905."

Image

Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra Publications

Identifier

MS-00534

Abstract

The Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra Publications (1998-2013) primarily includes programs from the orchestra's seasons as well as for special concerts like the 4th of July, Soiree, and other one-time special events. Also included in this collection are copies of the orchestra's newsletter, Con Brio.

Archival Collection

Comments on photograph of downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1962

Date

1962-06-23

Description

Comments on the photograph of downtown Las Vegas written by Don Dobson.

Text

The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 5, 1950

Date

1950-01-05

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

Text

Las Vegas Magazine

Date

1964-07

Description

Las Vegas Magazine, a magazine about life, art, entertainment, and popular culture in Las Vegas, Nevada. Entertainers and actors are featured in various articles and photographs. The magazine contains several print advertisements of local businesses and organizations. Published monthly.

Mixed Content

Las Vegas Magazine

Date

1966-01

Description

Las Vegas Magazine, a magazine about life, art, entertainment, and popular culture in Las Vegas, Nevada. Entertainers and actors are featured in various articles and photographs. The magazine contains several print advertisements of local businesses and organizations. Published monthly.

Mixed Content