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Postcard with aerial photograph of part of the Las Vegas Strip, 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Oversized postcard with aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip. Caption: "The fabulous Vegas Strip." On back: "P28950. Color by Stuart Griffith." Site Name: The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of a room in a hotel suite, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1968

Date

1968

Archival Collection

Description

A living room in a guest suite at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. A baby grand piano is included. Site Name: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Elizabeth von Till Warren Papers, 1919 to 2021

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Elizabeth von Till Warren Papers (1919-2021) series consists of correspondence, meeting agendas, reprints, photographs, financial records, reports, manuscript drafts, photographs, slides, and negatives pertaining to the academic career and professional work of Elizabeth von Till Warren. The series also contains organizational records from von Till Warren’s involvement with the Old Spanish Trail Association (OSTA), Goodsprings Citizens Advisory Council (GCAC), Goodsprings Historical Society (GHS), and Preservation Association of Clark County (PACC). Research files related to Nevada preservation efforts, site exhibits, and trail markers from locations such as Big Springs, the Old Mormon Fort, and Valley of Fire are represented. The series also contains research files from von Till Warren’s dissertation on the Las Vegas Springs, in addition to dissertation drafts.

Archival Collection

Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00906
Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Sister Rosemary Lynch holding a protest sign: photographic print

Date

1997-05-10

Description

A group of protestors from the Lenten Desert Experience at the Federal Building in Las Vegas, protesting nuclear testing and the Nevada Test Site. January 27, 1986. (colored print available)

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Photograph of a riding group, Las Vegas (Nev), 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Riding group poses for a photo at Boulderado (Taylor) Ranch (Kiel Ranch). Site Name: Kiel Ranch (North Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of man and cotton, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Unidentified man wearing a hat examines the cotton crop at the Lazy 88 Ranch, Pahrump, Nevada. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch

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Photograph of ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930

Date

1930-09-17

Description

Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.

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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel Convention Center (Las Vegas), parking plan, August 4, 1966

Date

1966-08-04

Description

Preliminary parking plan for the Sahara Hotel Convention Center from 1966. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Milton R. Bertrand, delineator.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of Betty Hind and others, Las Vegas (Nev.), February 28, 1953

Date

1953-02-28

Archival Collection

Description

A large group of people seated around a table with Betty Hind, probably at the Congo Room in the Sahara hotel and casino. There is a date stamp on the back of the photo February 28th, 1953. Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino

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