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Slide of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing, Las Vegas, circa 1957-1960

Date

1957 to 1960

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing at a basketball game half-time show in Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Slide of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing, Las Vegas, circa 1957-1960

Date

1957 to 1960

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing at a basketball game half-time show in Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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David Fluke Papers on Las Vegas Entertainers

Identifier

MS-00304

Abstract

The David Fluke Papers on Las Vegas Entertainers consists of the notebooks of David Fluke, a Las Vegas, Nevada resident whose hobby was documenting entertainers and shows on the Las Vegas Strip from 1946 to 1981. His notebooks feature handwritten lists of entertainers' show dates and lounge acts, and include dates for the Las Vegas debuts of numerous performers. The collection also contains celebrity trivia and biographical sketches of various Las Vegas entertainers.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Las Vegas Trading Company store, Las Vegas, circa 1905

Date

1905

Description

An exterior view of the The Las Vegas Trading Company, advertising lumber, lime, cement, etc. with a horse coach in front. This image is from the second Squires photo album page 9 image 4.

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North Las Vegas Library District Records

Identifier

MS-00649

Abstract

The North Las Vegas Library District records (1959-2006) contain awards and commendations, events, scrapbooks, a diary and photographs relating to the building of the library, budgets, grants, and documents about the expansion project. Also included are four over-sized posters and three large floor plans, two for the garage and one library interior plan.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Eglington or Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1905 to 1939

Description

Black and white image of a well at a ranch (it may be Eglington Ranch or Las Vegas Ranch). Transcribed text from back of photograph: "I don't suppose that you ever saw this or a picture of it."

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Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Community Improvement meeting minutes, January 26, 1970, and documents related to the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe

Date

1970-01-26
1970-07-27

Description

Bureau of Indian Affairs memorandum about real estate boundary surveys. Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Community Improvements minutes: upcoming construction at the Las Vegas Paiute Colony, subcommittee report on Tule Springs zoo facility. Certificate of results of election adopting the Constitution and Bylaws of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians.

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Photograph of the El Portal theater during the premiere of the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas," Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1956

Date

1955 to 1956

Description

The exterior of the El Portal theater in Las Vegas, Nevada during the premiere of the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas."

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Music themed guard rail along the walkway at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking north-northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-04

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.

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Music themed guard rail along the walkway at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking south-southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-03-04

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.

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