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A car travels on Las Vegas Boulevard at Convention Center Drive with the Resorts World Las Vegas tower under construction in background, looking north-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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Encore and Wynn Las Vegas the Palazzo and Treasure Island towers as seen from Resorts World Drive near Las Vegas Boulevard, looking southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-06

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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A Walgreens store sits across Las Vegas Boulevard at Convention Center Drive from the Resorts World Las Vegas project, looking west-northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-06

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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Photographic slide of Las Vegas cityscape, circa 1950s-1970s

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

Written on the slide: "Looking east. Vegas Range. Las Vegas, Clark Co. Nevada."

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Slide of the Gaslite Motel, Las Vegas, 1963

Date

1963

Description

An exterior view of the Gaslite Motel located at 2025 South Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of members of the North Las Vegas Planning Commission, North Las Vegas, Nevada, August 15, 1966

Date

1966-08-15

Description

The North Las Vegas Planning Commission, North Las Vegas, Nevada, August 15, 1966. Pictured L-R: William McMurtrey, Charles Collins, Sam Pell, Tom Sawyer, and Jim Kleffen.

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Photograph of North Las Vegas American Legion Post, North Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12, 1974

Date

1974-03-12

Description

North Las Vegas American Legion Post celebrates, North Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12, 1974. Second from right is Paul May; far right is Gene Echols.

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Photograph of Milton Berle with showgirls during the production of "Meet Me In Las Vegas," Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956

Date

1955 to 1956

Description

Comedian Milton Berle poses with coils of electric cables during the production of the motion picture "Meet Me In Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel. Costumed showgirls look on.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Evelyn Stuckey, and Harry E. Jenks, Las Vegas, April 15, 1964

Date

1964-04-15

Description

Evelyn Stuckey (center left) welcomes her mother, Mrs. Harry E. Jenks of Miami, Florida, to Las Vegas. Mrs. Jenks arrived in time to see the 14th annual Rhythmette Revue. The Rhythmettes form a welcoming V as Mrs. Jenks steps from the plane at McCarran Field.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Leo A. McNamee (Las Vegas), June 20, 1939

Date

1939-06-20

Archival Collection

Description

On a report that the railroad was not fulfilling its duty to supply water to the Stewart burial plot, Bracken and others visited the site and reported on their findings. An excerpt from the original Stewart deed is referenced below.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten note at bottom of letter: "Mrs. Mina Stewart Los Angeles 7/25 talked to M & J. No water on burial plot although reservoir overflowed. 7/25."

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