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Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Promotion Committee Action Panel records

Date

1958 to 1962

Description

Series XVII. Hotel and Casino Promotional Events

Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Letter from Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas) to Resort Hotel Committee (Las Vegas), September 21, 1953

Date

1953-09-21

Archival Collection

Description

Campbell stating that the rumor that the water district will attempt to cap some wells in the Strip area is absolutely false. Furthermore, if the bond passes, the district plans to install a 15 inch line that would reach the Flamingo. Letter has date stamps from E.E.B. and Wm. R. and U.P. R.R. Co. L.A. Law Department. "80-11" is written in red pencil at the top and there are other pencilled notes.

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Photograph of crowds outside the El Portal theate during the premiere of the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas," Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1956

Date

1956-03

Description

Crowds of people stand outside the El Portal theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the premiere of the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas" as Sands Hotel co-owner Jake Friedman leaves a limousine.

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Flags, flowers, cards, and other items cover the crosses that make up the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking north-northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Flags, flowers, cards, and other items cover the crosses that make up the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking north-west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Messages, crosses, and other items, left as part of the 1 October memorial, cover a landscaping rock near the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking north-northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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A man uses his cell phone camera to photograph as people gather at the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking north-west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-06

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Photograph of debate sponsored by the North Las Vegas Democratic Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 18, 1973

Date

1973-07-18

Description

North Las Vegas Democratic Club sponsored an "informational" debate on the question of whether the City of North Las Vegas and Clark County should consolidate with Las Vegas. The debate was held at the Silver Nugget, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 18, 1973. Pictured L-R: Keith Hayes, Jim Ullom, Phil Carlino, Jean Ford, Bud Cleland, Sid Biddy, Clay Lynch.

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Film transparency of construction, Las Vegas, 1930

Date

1930

Description

The construction of what is most likely a house in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Slide of downtown Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1942 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas during the day.

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