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Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs, approximately 1890-1940
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The Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs depict the Las Vegas Ranch (also known as the Stewart Ranch) and the Las Vegas Fort (also known as the Old Mormon Fort) from approximately 1900 to 1940. The land around the Stewart Ranch and the Las Vegas Fort eventually became the town site for the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include the fort, houses at the Stewart Ranch, the orchard, and Las Vegas Creek. The items described include photographic prints and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.
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Photograph of the Vegas Credit Bureau parade entry, Las Vegas, circa late 1920s to early 1930s
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Pedestrian and automobile traffic on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Underground House of Las Vegas Collection
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The Underground House of Las Vegas Collection (1964-2004) consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, books, photographic prints, and digital images detailing the construction and history of Girard "Jerry" B. Henderson’s "Underground House," a Las Vegas underground dwelling completed in 1978.
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Looking south-southwest, the upper Las Vegas Wash connects with the Las Vegas Wash at I-15 in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Alexander Road and Cheyenne Avenue.
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The Resorts World Las Vegas project, looking west-northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.
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Cranes at the Resorts World Las Vegas project, looking west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.
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Cranes at the Resorts World Las Vegas project, looking west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Resorts World Las Vegas site.
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Magazine Las Vegas, volume 1, number 1
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