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Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection

Identifier

MS-00251

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Collection documents the social and political activities of Las Vegas, Nevada's LGBTQ community from 1955 to 2020. The collection includes hundreds of newspaper articles about LGBTQ issues, ranging from AIDS to Nevada legislation. The collection also documents the presence of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas, including material from gay bars, nightclubs, social clubs, advocacy and political organizations, entertainers, and student groups. Previously known as the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection.

Archival Collection

Casino Projects on the Las Vegas Strip from the Air, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

Stalled resort construction and a future demolition project cluster along Las Vegas Boulevard generally between Desert Inn and Sahara. Construction on the Fountainbleau (tall blue building, right) ceased in 2009, while Boyd Gaming's Echelon Project stopped construction on former Stardust site back in 2008. That project was revived as the Resorts World Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority has scheduled the demolition of the Riviera Hotel and Casino for in summer 2016 to make way for a convention center expansion.

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Interection of Las Vegas Strip at Flamingo Road at night, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-03

Description

Traffic lights blur in this long exposure photograph of the Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road intersection as see from Caesars Palace.

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Window washers on a Las Vegas Strip pedestrian walkway, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Window washers clean the glass on a pedestrian walkway between Planet Hollywood and the Cosmopolitan hotel and casinos above the Las Vegas Strip.

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Photograph of two men with dogs on the porch at Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas Blvd. and Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas, June 5, 1973

Date

1973-06-05

Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas Blvd. and Cheyenne Avenue looking north.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Building site of Safeway"

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s - early 1950s

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes posing on the lawn in front of the Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s - early 1950s

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes pose on the Las Vegas High School football field in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s - early 1950s

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes pose on the Las Vegas High School football field in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, circa late 1940s - early 1950s

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes pose on the Las Vegas High School football field in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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