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People write notes and view the crosses at the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-06

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. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Flags and other items sit below the Welcome to Las Vegas sign as part of the 1 October memorial, looking north-west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

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. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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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.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lists of Authorized Positions

Identifier

UA-00130

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lists of Authorized Positions (1964-1996) include lists of professional and faculty positions at UNLV, including name, salary, tenure status, and the position's corresponding division and department.

Archival Collection

"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".

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

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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

Las Vegas Courthouse, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Law Library donations: correspondence and receipts

Date

1973 to 1974

Description

Folder contains correspondence and receipts. From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law Records (UA-00048).

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Casino Projects on the Las Vegas Strip from the Air, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

Stalled resort construction and a future demolition project cluster along Las Vegas Boulevard generally between Desert Inn and Sahara. Construction on the Fountainbleau (tall blue building, right) ceased in 2009, while Boyd Gaming's Echelon Project stopped construction on former Stardust site back in 2008. That project was revived as the Resorts World Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority has scheduled the demolition of the Riviera Hotel and Casino for in summer 2016 to make way for a convention center expansion.

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