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Photograph of people at Clark's Las Vegas Townsite auction, Las Vegas, May 1905

Date

1905-05

Description

Black and white image of a large group of people bidding for lots of land during Clark's Las Vegas Townsite auction.

Image

Las Vegas Senior Tripsters Records

Identifier

MS-01037

Abstract

The Las Vegas Senior Tripsters Records (1984-2020) are comprised of organizational records for the Las Vegas Senior Tripsters, an organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada that sponsored leisure travel for senior citizens. The collection includes articles of incorporation, bylaws, and board meeting agendas and minutes. The majority of the collection documents the Las Vegas Senior Tripsters working files used for trip planning, managing memberships, budgets, and the board president's records. The files in this collection are entirely digital.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs, approximately 1890-1940

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

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.

Archival Collection

Helen J. Stewart Photographs

Archival Component

Bally's Las Vegas (Laundry Facility): Las Vegas, Nevada

Level of Description

Series

Archival Collection

Homer Rissman Architectural Records

Archival Component

"Viva Las Vegas", Las Vegas, approximately 1963 July

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection

Archival Component

Las Vegas Hilton Hotel Race and Sportsbook Records

Identifier

MS-00764

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Paiute Colony: correspondence between the Las Vegas Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Paiute Agency superintendent, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs

Date

1937-06-02
1937-06-07

Description

Correspondence from Las Vegas Junior Chamber of Commerce President Frank McNamee Jr. to Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier documenting the conditions on the Las Vegas Paiute Colony. McNamee requests federal intervention. Correspondence from Superintendent E. A. Farrow to Commissioner Collier detailing Farrow's previous correspondence with the Las Vegas Junior Chamber of Commerce and his recommendations.

Text

Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Co. General Manager to C. W. Shelley (Las Vegas), July 7, 1950

Date

1950-07-07

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Land and Water Co. requesting an invoice from the city to pay the money they owed for having two uniformed officers enforcing water restrictions for the summer.

Text

"Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign located in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1969 to 1970

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). The sign is located on the Las Vegas "Strip".

Image

Postcard showing the Round-up Room at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), after 1941

Date

1941 to 1949

Description

Interior of the showroom at the El Rancho Vegas. Printed text on back of postcard: "Desert Souvenir Supply, Boulder City, Nevada."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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