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Photograph of Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 17, 1980

Date

1980-11-17

Description

A picture of the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort fenced off from public use. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 500 East Washington Avenue

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Men on balcony at the Allure Las Vegas Condominiums, looking north, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-06

Description

Two men talk on a balcony in the Allure Las Vegas Condominium project along West Sahara Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Undeveloped land near the Las Vegas Mountain Range, North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

Undeveloped land stretches from north of the 215 Beltway towards Gass Peak in the Las Vegas Mountain Range in North Las Vegas.

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Undeveloped land near the Las Vegas Mountain Range, North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

Undeveloped land stretches from north of the 215 Beltway towards Gass Peak in the Las Vegas Mountain Range in North Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Houssels House passing the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1983

Date

1983

Archival Collection

Description

Moving the Houssels House from its original location 1012 S. 6th, Las Vegas, to its new site on the UNLV campus, Brussells St. The house is seen here on the back of a truck, passing by the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Site Name: Houssels House

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North Las Vegas City Hall near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Civic Center Drive in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-12-04

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Grammar School and High School, Las Vegas, circa 1920s.

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

Children playing outside of Las Vegas Grammar School and High School (middle two-story building)

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Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs, approximately 1890-1940

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs depict the Las Vegas Ranch (also known as the Stewart Ranch) and the Las Vegas Fort (also known as the Old Mormon Fort) from approximately 1900 to 1940. The land around the Stewart Ranch and the Las Vegas Fort eventually became the town site for the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include the fort, houses at the Stewart Ranch, the orchard, and Las Vegas Creek. The items described include photographic prints and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.

Archival Collection

Helen J. Stewart Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00104
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of the Las Vegas High School library club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1929

Date

1929

Description

The Las Vegas High School library club of 1929. Pictured standing in bottom row are, left to right, Arlene Stewart, Laura McDonald, Joy Simon, Eva Adams, teacher. Middle row, left to right are Catherine Deverell, Mary Stockburger, Helen Garner, June Simon. Top row, left to right are Bessie Gregory, Dorothy Buzick, Doris Kramer, Frances Martin. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to Howard W. Cannon (Las Vegas), May 4, 1951

Date

1951-05-04

Archival Collection

Description

Mr. Johnson informing the city attorney that the land causing the mosquito problem was the four acre Stewart burial plot, and referred him to the Stewart heirs.

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