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Photograph of hotel room, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

Date

1960 (year approximate)

Description

Interior view of room at El Rancho Vegas. Site Name: El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Transcript of interview with Bernice M. Johnson by Dan Buress, February 21, 1979

Date

1979-02-21

Description

On February 21, 1979, Dan Buress interviewed Bernice Johnson (born September 13, 1919 in Los Angeles, California) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Mrs. Johnson’s personal history and her reasons for moving to Las Vegas. Johnson describes moving between Southern California and Las Vegas while her husband worked for the railroad company. The interview concludes with Johnson recalling her memories of the Von Tobel family and the rapid population growth in Las Vegas after the construction of the Nevada Test Site.

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Photograph album 1, Leon Rockwell Collection, circa 1900s-1910s, page 28

Date

1900 to 1910
1905 to 1919

Description

Captions: Killed by Nez Perce, Bill Foster[?], age 24, July 4, 1877, near Cottonwood; Salmon River Breaks; Near Riggins, site of massacre 1877.

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Photograph of performers at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

A circus act featuring a high wire performer at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. The arcade area can be seen in the background. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Hôtel Bellevue, menu, May 21, 1883

Date

1883-05-21

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Handwritten menu. Features illustrations of the hotel and various local sites. Various advertisements in German are on the back of the menu Menu insert: Advertisements Restaurant: Hôtel Bellevue Location: Aachen, Germany

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Postcard of a house made of glass bottles, Tonopah, (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Caption: The Bottle House, Tonopah, Nevada
Site Name: Peck's Bottle House (Tonopah, Nev.)

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Photograph of men standing in front of Justice of the Peace and Recorder office, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Jefferson Canyon Mining District
Site Name: Office of Justice of the Peace (Round Mountain, Nev.)

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Photograph of Frontier club at night, Las Vegas, circa mid 1930s to early 1950s

Date

1935 to 1953

Description

The Frontier Club and Red Rooster signs lit up at night. Site Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of the cocktail lounge at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), circa 1953

Date

1951 to 1955

Description

Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Various antiquities, image 003: photographic print

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Metate and Mano. Typewritten on photo sleeve: "The Indians used these stones to grind all kinds of wild seeds; sometimes they used them to make meal of the pine nuts. The metate (large stone) is 18 inches across. The mano, or hand stone, is a heavy rock. Both have been worn smooth by use." N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News]

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