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Photograph of Wilbur Clark with an ice sculpture of himself, Desert Inn, Las Vegas, April 1951

Date

1951-04

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark standing next to an ice sculpture bust of himself at a party celebrating the first anniversary of the Desert Inn's opening. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Nellis Air Force Base, gasoline tank farm and Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada, June 5, 1973

Date

1973-06-05

Description

Las Vegas Boulevard, Nellis Boulevard, gasoline tank farm, and Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (top right). Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of Thunderbird pilots at the 2,297th air show, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, October 14, 1979

Date

1979-10-14

Description

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird pilots at the 2,297th air show, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of Captain Daniel P. Conroy and another pilot in a plane, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 29, 1983

Date

1983-04-29

Description

Captain Daniel P. Conroy (right) and an unidentified crew member in a plane with an open canopy at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, late 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Description

Las Vegas Strip from the roof of the Thunderbird, showing the El Rancho Vegas sign and the Sahara in the late 1940s
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: U.S. Rout 91, Las Vegas, NV

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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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Film transparency of the entrance of the Royal Nevada (Las Vegas), between 1955-1959

Date

1955 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

nighttime view of the front exterior and entrance of the Royal Nevada resort and casino. The Royal Nevada was eventually incorporated into the Stardust Resort and Casino.
Site Name: Royal Nevada
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Notes on the Four Chaplains Day Benefit written by the Freeman Company publicists to Jack Kogan, January 27, 1960

Date

1960-01-27

Description

A copy of notes written by the Freeman Company publicists outlining the location, time, and entertainment prepared for the Four Chaplains Day Benefit at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Mixed Content

Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1908

Date

1908

Description

Black and white view of the Fremont Street from 2nd Street, looking west. Signs reading "Post Office" and "Majestic" can be seen on a building in the left foreground. Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1936-1940

Date

1936 to 1940

Description

The filling of the Hoover Dam after the completion of the construction. It was previously called the Boulder Dam, and in 1947 it was officially renamed the Hoover Dam. Written on the top of the photo: "BDRA. NEV. 4.36 350." Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

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