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Photograph of Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, 1905

Date

1905

Description

The Hotel Las Vegas tent in Las Vegas, Nevada. The handwritten inscription on the back reads, "Hotel Las Vegas, built by Las Vegas Trading Company in 1905. It was located on North Main St. between Stewart St. and the creek, across from Woodards Downtown Camp on ground later occupied by Elwells Warehouse. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored, in Los Angeles, ready to be bolted together, upon arrival in Las Vegas. Hotel had twenty rooms; floor space was 40 by 130 feet. Kitchen and dining room are seen next door to hotel in right. The hotel was managed by Charles P. Squire. Photo by Eddy Gillette 1905."

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Las Vegas, Nevada - water situation in Las Vegas Valley

Date

1944 to 1945

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Industrial Development Subject Files

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Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

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

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Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

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

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Panoramic view of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Three photographs placed together to create a panoramic view of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite.
Caption: Los [sic] Vegas Nevada, Aug 1905 from Salt Lake Depot then under construction

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Las Vegas Art Museum Records

Identifier

MS-00549

Abstract

The Las Vegas Art Museum Records (1952-2009) contain administrative files, press, marketing materials, and scrapbooks that document the history of the Las Vegas Art Museum (LVAM). Collection materials include exhibition files, annual reports, financial statements, board meeting agendas and minutes, event invitations, press releases, and newspaper and magazine clippings documenting the museum's activities. Materials include photographs from museum events as well as photographs of artwork displayed as part of visiting and permanent exhibitions. Audio and video recordings include interviews with museum staff and local news coverage of events. Also included are architectural floor plans for the Sahara West Library, which was used as a gallery space for LVAM. Digital files in this collection include recordings and presentation slides from LVAM lectures with curators and artists. Other digital files include photographs from LVAM events and workings files from LVAM staff.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the exterior of the Las Vegas Drug Store, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905-1906

Date

1905 to 1906

Archival Collection

Description

Site Name: Las Vegas Drug Store (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Slide of Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, circa 1905

Date

1906 to 1907

Description

An interior view of the dining room inside the Hotel Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Aerial photograph of the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Aerial view of the El Rancho Vegas resort and surrounding desert in the the Las Vegas Valley in the 1940s. The ground is covered with snow.
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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

Date

1905

Description

Hotel Las Vegas on Main Street. It was the first hotel built in Las Vegas. Handwritten on the photo is: "Hotel Las Vegas in 1905." Street Address: Main Street

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