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Photograph of Las Vegas station, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1910-1920

Date

1910 to 1920

Description

View of Las Vegas train station. Construction of shops has begun.

Image

Postcard of Las Vegas Public School, Las Vegas, 1924

Date

1924

Description

Handwritten note on back of post card: "1924 This building housed grades 2-8. The kindergarten and first grades were in a smaller building beside this building." Note on front of card: "Public School Las Vegas, Nev."

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, June 8, 1950

Date

1950-06-08

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

Text

UNLV Women's Soccer team poses at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign August 8, 2014 in Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2014-08-08

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Athletics, Sports Information

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Photograph of Las Vegas School students, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1910

Date

1910

Archival Collection

Description

A class portrait at the Las Vegas School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The teacher is Mrs. Boohauer. Harold Stocker is the 3rd from the left in the back row. The last girl on the right is Quay Hughes Powers.

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The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, November 24, 1976

Date

1976-11-24

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

Text

The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 21, 1972

Date

1972-09-21

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

Text

Las Vegas Literary Club Records

Identifier

MS-00566

Abstract

The Las Vegas Literary Club records contain materials documenting various club events ranging from the years 1937 to 1997, with the bulk of the material dating from 1973 to 1994. The materials include scrapbooks that provide insight into the club's activities, events, and celebrations. There are two record books that include financial records with meeting minutes, and a book commemorating the club's history.

Archival Collection

Follow Me to Las Vegas Magazine

Date

1965-11

Description

Follow Me to Las Vegas, a magazine about art, entertainment, and popular culture in Las Vegas, Nevada. Entertainers and actors are featured in various articles and photographs. The magazine contains several print advertisements of local businesses and organizations.

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Photographs of Las Vegas Club signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 24, 2016

Date

2016-06-24 to 2017-09-02

Description

The permanently closed Las Vegas Club Casino sits at 18 Fremont Street at the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survery Data Sheet.
Site name: Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 18 Fremont St
Sign owner: Las Vegas Club
Sign details: The Las Vegas Club originally opened on the opposite side of Fremont than it is today in the 1930's. It held one of the first few Neon signs on Fremont which was installed around ca.1930. In 1949 the Las Vegas Club reopened in its new location on Main and Fremont Street, and once held a large Baseball Hall of Fame. It has closed down in 2015 and demolition of the building began in 2017.
Sign condition: 4- Signage was working well and still had bright paint before the building had undergone demolition
Sign form: Pylon and architectural
Sign-specific description: They convey sports themes throughout their signs. There was a bronze-type sculptural baseball player. Large Neon and incandescent sign that wrapped around the whole building. Though above each entrance there is a plain graphic lettering with neon surrounding the letters.
Sign - type of display: Neon and Incandescent
Sign - media: Steel and bronze-type material (baseball player)
Sign - non-neon treatments: Sculptural element and incandescent
Sign animation: Flasher for incandescent
Sign environment: This location is on the north corner of Main and Fremont St. It is just north of the Golden Gate and across the street from the Plaza. It also had the Golden Goose, Glitter Gulch and Mermaids to the East of it.
Sign manufacturer: YESCO
Sign designer: Brian "Buzz" Lemming
Sign - date of installation: Circa 1960's
Sign - thematic influences: They convey sports/baseball themes within their signage which showcases the theme of their Baseball Hall of Fame.
Survey - research locations: Neon Museum Tour Hand book, Vintage Vegas http://vintagelasvegas.com/search/Las+Vegas+Club Images, Charles Barnard The Magic Sign.
Survey - research notes: The original Las Vegas Club in the 1930's had the tallest tallest sign in downtown Las Vegas until it was superseded by the Lucky Casino sign about a decade later.
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-02
Sign keywords: Architectural; Steel; Sculptural; Incandescent; Flashing; Neon; Bullnose

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