Nevada politician Myrna (Torme) Williams speaks at a University Library Society event in the Special Collections Reading Room in the James Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Nevada Senator Jean Ford stands by (at left). Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Two security guards stand by a large cake at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The cake is decorated with an icing portrait of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark and topped with a cactus decoration. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Lieutenant Col. Donald Waltman receives six medals from Lt. Gen. Charles Carson at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Waltman honored for his courage and loyalty while a prisoner in North Vietnam. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
Marcus Brown interviews his father, Bernard Lee Brown (born 1915 in New Albany, Indiana) about his experiences living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bernard discusses his work at various gaming properties on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, owning his own shoe business, working at the Nevada Test Site, racial discrimination, the role of unions, and overall changes in Las Vegas over time.
Architectural plans for proposed additions and alterations to The Sands. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect. M. Zepeda, delineator. Site Name: Sands Hotel Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Oral history interview with Rosamond McDougal conducted by Concepcion Fernandez on February 14, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, McDougal discusses the history of education in Southern Nevada. She specifically talks about University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her experiences as an educator.
Two children, Anita and Charles Perri, near the swimming pool of the Tropicana in April, 1957. Handwritten text from back of photo: "Tropicana Hotel, Apr. 1957. Anita and Charles Perri." Site Name: Tropicana Hotel Address: 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Project overview of the major elements of Circus Circus from November 1967; parchment architectural plans; sky000963 (Sheet 9 - Sections) is considered part of this index sheet Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada
View at dusk of neon signs for the Pioneer Club and Las Vegas Club on the southwest corner of Fremont and First Streets, and a neon sign for the Pioneer Club on the roof of the Las Vegas Pharmacy on the northwest corner of Fremont and First Streets. Site Name: Pioneer Club Address: 25 East Fremont Street
The Hotel Nevada on the corner of Main and Fremont in 1912. Transcribed from the original: "Nevada Hotel - named Sal Sagev much later --Shirley Swanson." Wharton Drug Company named in the bottom left-hand corner of the postcard. Site Name: Hotel Nevada Address: 1 Fremont Street