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Raiders flag at Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

A Raiders flag flies near the Las Vegas Stadium project site roughly bordered by Russel Road, Polaris Avenue, West Hacienda Avenue, and Dean Martin Drive. Planned as the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the site features close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation Records

Identifier

UA-00079

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Foundation Records (1981-2013) primarily contain photographs, slides, negatives, and proof sheets from Foundation events, fundraisers, and projects. The collection also contains VHS copies of interviews and newscasts pertaining to the UNLV Foundation, annual dinner programs and invitations, and various publications created by the Foundation. The UNLV Foundation is located on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a nonprofit organization that seeks and manages gifts to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a class from the Las Vegas Grammar School, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1935-1945

Date

1935 to 1945

Description

A class of children sitting on the lawn at the Las Vegas Grammar School. The girls are wearing ruffled sun bonnets. Officially called the Las Vegas Grammar School, the complex has informally been referred to as the Fifth Street School almost since its inception, due to its location on Fifth Street (renamed Las Vegas Boulevard in 1959) in downtown Las Vegas. The complex functioned as a school, each year serving between 150 to 200 students in grades first through eighth, until 1966. It sat empty until 1970, when it was converted into Clark County offices. It was acquired by the city of Las Vegas from the county in 1996. Now officially called the Historic Fifth Street School, the building and its site are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the city of Las Vegas Historic Property Register. Site Name: Las Vegas Grammar School (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 401 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 29, 1949

Date

1949-09-29

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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David Fluke Papers on Las Vegas Entertainers

Identifier

MS-00304

Abstract

The David Fluke Papers on Las Vegas Entertainers consists of the notebooks of David Fluke, a Las Vegas, Nevada resident whose hobby was documenting entertainers and shows on the Las Vegas Strip from 1946 to 1981. His notebooks feature handwritten lists of entertainers' show dates and lounge acts, and include dates for the Las Vegas debuts of numerous performers. The collection also contains celebrity trivia and biographical sketches of various Las Vegas entertainers.

Archival Collection

City of Las Vegas building codes, notices, correspondence

Date

1956 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

City of Las Vegas building codes, notices, correspondence

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Casino Projects on the Las Vegas Strip from the Air, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

Stalled resort construction and a future demolition project cluster along Las Vegas Boulevard generally between Desert Inn and Sahara. Construction on the Fountainbleau (tall blue building, upper right) ceased in 2009, while Boyd Gaming's Echelon Project stopped construction on former Stardust site back in 2008 (left). That project was revived as the Resorts World Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority has scheduled the demolition of the Riviera Hotel and Casino for in summer 2016 to make way for a convention center expansion (small white buildings below Fountainbleau).

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Las Vegas Victims' Fund Records

Identifier

MS-01200

Abstract

The Las Vegas Victims' Fund Records (2017-2019) include comments on the draft protocols for fund disbursement, donation checks and donor tax letters, committee meeting agendas, IRS origination documents, bylaws, business licensing documents, bank statements, and a community needs assessment.

Archival Collection

The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, October 13, 1949

Date

1949-10-13

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Photograph of Las Vegas Theater Group sitting on the grass, North Las Vegas (Nev), 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Las Vegas Theater Group meet at the Taylor (Kyle) (Boulderado (Taylor)) Ranch (Kiel Ranch). Site Name: Kiel Ranch (North Las Vegas, Nev.)

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