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Photograph of Las Vegas creek, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A woman and a young boy (sawing wood) in front of a tent home near the Las Vegas Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Postcard of the El Rancho Vegas, Las Vegas, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1941 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the pool area at the El Rancho Vegas with the description, "While here we happened to roam, we call this our home at Hotel El Rancho Vegas. Western America's Finest. Las Vegas, Nevada."

Image

Follow Me to Las Vegas Magazine

Date

1965-08-22

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.

Mixed Content

Follow Me to Las Vegas Magazine

Date

1966-03

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.

Mixed Content

The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, 1977-1978

Date

1977 to 1978

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

Text

Letter including ad for the Las Vegas Review-Journal from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to A. E. Cahlan (Las Vegas), March 25, 1938

Date

1938-03-25

Archival Collection

Description

Text of a notice to be printed in the Las Vegas Review-Journal announcing a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for damage to the cover to the Big Spring.

Text

Fountainbleau Las Vegas at Sunrise, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-02-06

Description

The dormant Fontainebleau Las Vegas as seen from the Fremont Street Experience parking garage in Las Vegas. The Fontainebleau was announced as the Las Vegas version of a classic Miami Beach hotel. Construction started in 2007, and stopped in 2009. In November of that year, financier Carl Ichan purchased the unfinished Fontainebleau out of bankruptcy. The following year, he sold off the fittings and furnishings purchased for the hotel. In late 2015, the Fontainebleau was listed as being for sale.

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Fountainbleau Las Vegas at Sunrise, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-02-06

Description

The dormant Fontainebleau Las Vegas as seen from the Fremont Street Experience parking garage in Las Vegas. The Fontainebleau was announced as the Las Vegas version of a classic Miami Beach hotel. Construction started in 2007, and stopped in 2009. In November of that year, financier Carl Ichan purchased the unfinished Fontainebleau out of bankruptcy. The following year, he sold off the fittings and furnishings purchased for the hotel. In late 2015, the Fontainebleau was listed as being for sale.

Image

Fountainbleau Las Vegas at Sunrise, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-02-06

Description

The dormant Fontainebleau Las Vegas as seen from the Fremont Street Experience parking garage in Las Vegas. The Fontainebleau was announced as the Las Vegas version of a classic Miami Beach hotel. Construction started in 2007, and stopped in 2009. In November of that year, financier Carl Ichan purchased the unfinished Fontainebleau out of bankruptcy. The following year, he sold off the fittings and furnishings purchased for the hotel. In late 2015, the Fontainebleau was listed as being for sale.

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Vegas PBS Interviews for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project

Identifier

OH-03598

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Ruby Amie Pilot, Eva G. Simmons, Melvin Sanders, Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold, Hannah Brown, Sonny Thomas, and Claytee White conducted by Vegas PBS on April 01, 2013, April 02, 2013, April 12, 2013, and November 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In these interviews, the participants discuss their early lives and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Pilot talks about segregation on the Las Vegas Strip, integration, and the importance of church activities in the African American community. Simmons describes her career as a teacher, the schools on the Westside, and businesses on Jackson Street. Thomas describes the funeral industry and his role as a funeral director. McMillan-Arnold talks about segregated Las Vegas, African American entertainers, and the issue of homelessness on the Westside. Brown remembers growing up on the Westside, segregated schools, and her role as President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Las Vegas chapter. Lastly, Sanders discusses his childhood in Las Vegas, being the son of a preacher, and the redevelopment of the Westside.

Archival Collection