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Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Blueprints

Identifier

MS-00921

Abstract

The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Blueprints consists of twenty-four of the original thirty blueprints as part of the Interstate Commerce Commission (I.C.C.) Valuation Index Section I. They are labeled "Right-of-Way & Track Map, Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad" and dated June 30, 1915. The blueprints contain four miles of railroad lines per sheet with a scale of 6 3/4 inches per mile. The collection also includes one sheet from the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad company, which used the track, yard, and facilities of the Las Vegas and Tonopah and Railroad company between Beatty and Goldfield, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas News Bureau Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00049

Abstract

The Las Vegas News Bureau Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints, negatives, and slides depicting Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1940 to 1989. The images primarily depict hotels on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, the Flamingo Hotel & Casino, and the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. Also included are images of the convention center in Las Vegas and Cashman Field, as well images of entertainers performing on the Las Vegas Strip. The collection consists entirely of photographic reproductions.

Archival Collection

Lightning over Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-02

Description

Lightning flashes across the Las Vegas valley as seen from the Whitney Mesa in Henderson.

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Vacant Fountainbleau on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

The unfinished Fountainbleau project sits on the Las Vegas Strip, as seen from the Stratosphere Tower.

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North end of the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

North-end of the Las Vegas Strip in afternoon light as seen from the Stratosphere Tower.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Grammar School, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Description

Exterior view of the Las Vegas Grammar School, also known as the Historic Fifth Street School, which was built in 1936. Fifth Street was renamed Las Vegas Boulevard in 1959. There is a small sign on the lawn that reads, "Keep off the grass." Site Name: Las Vegas Grammar School (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 401 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1912

Date

1912

Description

Fremont Street near an intersection with First Street. A man on horseback and a wagon on dirt street. Buildings with signs advertise businesses including the Salt Lake City Brewing Company, the Ideal Lunch Counter, billiards, and department store.
Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Slide of a Las Vegas billboard, Las Vegas, circa 1940-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A color slide of a billboard advertising "Just for fun" in Las Vegas, and "year 'round desert playland" with a cartoon cowboy.

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Photograph of an aerial view of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940

Date

1940

Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas, Nevada from Fourth Street to Main Street (near Fremont Street), 1940

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Photograph of early Las Vegas stores, Las Vegas, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Stores in early Las Vegas including Nevada Meat Market, Royal Restaurant, and the W.E. Hawkins business establishment.

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