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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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Map showing improvements made to the Las Vegas Valley Water District and vicinity under $8,700,000 bond issue,circa 1957

Date

1953 to 1961

Description

Relief shown by contour lines and spot heights. Includes inset location map of the Water District. Shows township and range grid. Boundary of Las Vegas Valley Water District marked in dark blue. 'Cole '57' in lower left corner. Scale [ca. 1:72,000. 1 in. to approx. 6,000 ft.]

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Vegas Ink Tattoo parlor on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-03

Description

Neon from the Vegas Ink Tattoo parlor is seen with the Las Vegas Strip at dusk.

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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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Photograph of Old Vegas, Las Vegas, 1980

Date

1980

Description

Mexican style trading post at Old Vegas on Boulder Highway.

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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 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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Vegas Strong billboards replaced the usual entertainment advertising along the Las Vegas Strip, 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. These photographs document a series of billboards along Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Vegas Strong billboards replaced the usual entertainment advertising along the Las Vegas Strip, 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. These photographs document a series of billboards along Las Vegas Boulevard.

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