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Photograph of Hughes Tool Company Derrick, Houston Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of groundbreaking ceremony for Southern Nevada Water Project, September 7, 1968
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Archival Collection
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Dynamite explosion breaking ground for the Southern Nevada Water Project, creating the River mountains tunnel.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Shown is the dynamite blast at the inlet portal of River Mountains Tunnel, which officially launched construction of the first stage of the $81 million project. The blast was detonated by U.S. Senator Alan Bible from the speakers stand 1.7 miles away, where the groundbreaking ceremony was held."
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Photograph of farmland on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, circa 1953
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Archival Collection
Description
Men irrigating new alfalfa on the T & T Ranch in the Amargosa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Irrigating land newly planted in alfalfa, T & T Ranch, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, about 1952 or 1954. Gordon Bettles is pictured with the shovel. The child pictured in the foreground is a niece of Bob Fishel and Betty Lou Kemp, daughter of M.P. Gless' Glessner. Note the profile of the sleeping old man silhouetted along the crest of the Funeral Mountains."
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Photograph of the front of the Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), 1950s
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Archival Collection
Description
View of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, including a full parking lot. The Champagne Tower is seen on the right. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of gamblers at a baccarat table in the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1970s
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Archival Collection
Description
Gamblers at a baccarat table in the Sahara Casino. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, 25655, Don English, Jim Vorrup, Jerry Abbott, Joe Buck, Gary Angell, Tony King, Milt Palmer, Wolf Wergin, Lee McDonald, Herb Herpolsheimer."
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the casino interior of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), circa 1930s
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Archival Collection
Description
Crowded interior view of the Boulder Club on Fremont Street. Transcribed from original: "The busy Boulder Club, at Las Vegas, Nev., has been in operation since 1929 under the original ownership. Even Faro is played here, and the club provides both bingo and a race book to take care of all tastes in gaming."
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street
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Architectural drawing of Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), addition to southwest wing, second floor plan, circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
Description
Architectural plans for the addition of the southwest wing of the Thunderbird Hotel. "Thunderbird Hotel and Bonanza Hotel Inc." printed near lower right corner. Note: Bonanza Hotel Inc. is not related to the Bonanza Hotel and Casino which opened in 1967. Bonanza Hotel Inc. was a hotel corporation in which Marion Hicks controlled majority interest.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawings of the International Hotel (Las Vegas), service core plan, August 5, 1968
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Archival Collection
Description
Architectural plans for the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada from 1968. Note included on the drawing: "This plan shows basic service core partition dimensions and slab openings for the typical tower (3rd floor to 29th floors)." Delineator was identified on the drawing as P. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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Flashlight sculpture on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus: postcard
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Archival Collection
Description
Photo illustration consisting of the moon superimposed to the left of the Flashlight sculpture. From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)
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