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Slide of the Las Vegas Club at night, Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A color slide of the Las Vegas Club sign in Las Vegas, Nevada illuminated at night with views of the club.

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Photograph of Old Vegas, Las Vegas, 1980

Date

1980

Description

Mexican style trading post at Old Vegas on Boulder Highway.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Convention Center interior, Las Vegas, 1966

Date

1966

Description

An interior view of the Las Vegas Convention Center rotunda in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Neon signs of Vegas Vic and Vegas Vickie: postcard

Date

1980 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)

Description

"Vegas Vic" and "Vegas Vickie", longtime neon landmarks of downtown Las Vegas.

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Photograph of the deconstruction of the Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Workers dismantling the Las Vegas hotel in 1905. Hotel was located within Clark's Las Vegas townsite on Stewart and Main streets. It housed people for the townsite auction held on May 15-16, 1905.

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Transparency of Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, 1909

Date

1909

Archival Collection

Description

The stable at the Las Vegas Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of the Las Vegas Grammar School and Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Center: the Las Vegas Grammar School, built in 1911, and demolished between 1964-1965; Right: the Las Vegas High School, built in 1917, was burned May 11, 1934. The photo was taken in 1931.

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Las Vegas Sun Photographs

Identifier

PH-00051

Abstract

The Las Vegas Sun Photographs depict significant events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1948 to 1989 that were covered by the newspaper. The photographs partially document the gubernatorial, senatorial, mid-term, and local elections in Nevada in 1982. The photographs also include protests by African Americans for better wages and renters for fair housing practices, McCarran Airport, protests against the Nevada Test Site, the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas, hotels and casinos, political events, parades, dedications of buildings, and aerial photographs of the city. The photographs also depict politicians during campaign events and fundraisers, including President Ronald Reagan; U.S. Senators Howard Cannon, Pat McCarran, Chic Hecht, Paul Laxalt, and Harry Reid; Nevada governors Mike O'Callaghan and Robert List; and Lieutenant Governor Bob Cashell.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, 1959

Date

1959

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes departing for their Idaho tour from the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the foreground, Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson shakes hands with Evelyn Stuckey, the founder and director of the group. This image was taken in the summer of 1959.

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Photograph of the pool and pond at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Guests relaxing at the pool and near the pond at the El Rancho Vegas. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nev. - P.O. Box 28. Photographers: Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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