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Photograph of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, North Las Vegas, Nevada, May 1970

Date

1970-05

Description

North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, North Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1970. The creator was identified as Rodgers/Freelance.

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Film transparency of the Las Vegas Day train ride, Las Vegas, circa 1980

Date

1980

Description

Elbert Edwards and his family at the Las Vegas Day train ride in Las Vegas, Nevada. The women are standing behind a sign providing historical information about the city Calville, which has since been covered by the waters of Lake Mead.

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Las Vegas High School track and football field, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-29

Description

The Las Vegas track and football field occupies the northwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and East Sahara Avenue.

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Photograph of Las Vegas, 1910

Date

1910

Description

A black and white image of Las Vegas, Nevada. The then young town can be seen expanding its boundaries, as demonstrated by the shop being built on the right side of the street. Other stores, including a tailor shop and the Las Vegas Coffee House, are also visible from this angle, along with barren desert in the background. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Las Vegas High School track and football field, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-29

Description

The Las Vegas track and football field occupies the northwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and East Sahara Avenue.

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Photograph of fields of Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Valley to the northeast, circa 1905

Date

1905 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Looking northeast from the bench over the Old Mormon Fort across the Las Vegas Valley.

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Letter from Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 19, 1954

Date

1954-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

Summary of the water rights purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad from Helen Stewart to pass to the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

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Opus Dance Ensemble of Las Vegas Collection

Identifier

MS-01121

Abstract

The Opus Dance Ensemble of Las Vegas Collection (1988-1996) contains the newsletters and bi-annual concert programs for the Las Vegas, Nevada nonprofit dance organzation. The organization was comprised of dancers and choreographers from various leading Las Vegas production shows, and held bi-annual performances at the Tropicana Hotel.

Archival Collection

Signage on the construction fence along Las Vegas Boulevard for the Resorts World Las Vegas construction, looking north-west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-09-21

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.

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Signage on the construction fence along Las Vegas Boulevard for the Resorts World Las Vegas construction, looking west-northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-09-21

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.

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