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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Transparency of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Transparency of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A view of the Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa 1900-1926

Date

1900 to 1926

Archival Collection

Description

The view of homes at the Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Black and white image of a man with a pipe and umbrella walking down a road at the "Old Las Vegas Ranch." This picture was identified by Shirley Ferron Swanson on October 25, 1983. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Street map of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and vicinity, circa 1979

Date

1979

Description

Color; 88 x 73 cm., folded to 24 x 10 cm. "C6-87." Panel title: Las Vegas. Also shows Nellis Air Force Base. Indexes on verso. "Cartographic Department copyright 1979 by California State Automobile Association." Original publisher: California State Automobile Association. Cartographic Department. Scale: One kilometer = 5/8 mile

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Press Club Installation at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, circa April 1969

Date

1969-04

Description

Kevin Thomas (Los Angeles Times), Philip Scheuer (Los Angeles Times), Mr. and Mrs. Max [Halkoff?] (D.I. Publicity), Mr. and Mrs. Perry Phillips (Oakland Tribune), CRX guests-Miller (the man and woman across the table were also with them), Frank Raffetto (Dallas Morning News), and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Louie (Los Angeles Herald Examiner) at the Las Vegas Press Club event at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1964

Date

1963 to 1965

Description

Aerial photograph of a portion of the Las Vegas Strip, looking northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada. The New Frontier, marquee for the Silver Slipper, and Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn can be seen in the foreground; the La Concha, Riviera and Sahara hotels can be seen near the upper left; the Landmark Hotel tower (under construction) and dome-shaped Las Vegas Convention Center can be seen in the upper right. The KLAS-TV building, on E. Desert Inn Rd., and broadcast tower are seen in the upper center.

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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

Decorations at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking west-northwest 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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