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Las Vegas Rotary Club Directors & Committee Chairmen, 1965-1966

Date

1965 to 1966

Archival Collection

Description

Headshots of Las Vegas Rotary Club Directors & Committee Chairmen who served from 1965-1966.

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Las Vegas, Nevada - water facilities

Date

1951 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Industrial Development Subject Files

Mixed Content

Photograph of couple, Las Vegas, circa 1980

Date

1980

Description

Kenny Rogers poses behind Dottie West in Las Vegas.

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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 Vegas Elk's Helldorado Kangaroo Kourt, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1946

Date

1986-06-08

Description

A picture of people behind bars as if they were stuck in jail as part of the Vegas Elk's Helldorado Kangaroo Kourt. One man is standing outside of the cell and holding a key ring. The photograph was taken in 1946. Included with photo is a clipping from the Las Vegas Review Journal, June 8, 1986, titled, "Help Us Write History". From left to right the people are: Hugh Farr, unidentified, Billie Milton Grace, Duece Spriggins, and Karl Farr.

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Street map of the city of Las Vegas, 1955

Date

1955

Description

20 x 35 cm., folded to 22 x 11 cm. Copyright held by Redwood Pub. Co. "Compliments of 'Buck' Evans 76 Union"--Panel. Index on verso. Includes table of mileages to Las Vegas from other cities in the Southwest. Original publisher: Redwood Publishing Co., Scale: .

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Photograph of Houssels House passing the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1983

Date

1983

Archival Collection

Description

Moving the Houssels house from its original location, 1012 S. 6th St., Las Vegas, to grounds of UNLV campus on Brussells. It is on the move, passing by the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Site Name: Houssels House

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A hand painted stone featuring a crying angel 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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Hand painted stones with victims' names and decorations 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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Photograph of Las Vegas Army Air Field Air Crew, Las Vegas, 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Las Vegas Army Air Field Air Crew briefing before mission.

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