Materials depict hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1940 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict the Desert Inn, El Rancho Vegas, the Flamingo Hotel, the Hotel Fremont, the Last Frontier Hotel, the Riviera Hotel, the Sands Hotel, and the Thunderbird Hotel. The photographs also depict the Helldorado Days Parade in Las Vegas and the parade floats sponsored by hotels.
The United States Harbor Reports series (1914-1940) contains blueprints, photographs, and maps of freight terminals related to transportation in and around various United States seaports, including Boston, Massachusetts; Norfolk, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; New York City, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Houston, Texas; and Los Angeles, California.
The Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada office sub-series (1828-1968) is comprised of information related to the development of Las Vegas, Nevada and Yermo, California, including land and water purchases and sales, company cottage leases, accounting, Board of Directors meetings, the Las Vegas Ranch and other documentation.