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Photograph of the Flamingo Hotel pool, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1951
Date
1950 to 1951
Archival Collection
Description
The Flamingo Hotel and people lounging at its oasis style guest pool. Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Desert Inn pool, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1951
Date
1950 to 1951
Archival Collection
Description
Guests can be seen lounging in and around the hotel pool at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Fremont Street, a mixture of permanent and temporary structures, and the Union Pacific Railroad depot, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
A street view of Fremont Street before the roads were developed. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Unpaved Fremont Street boasted both permanent buildings and tents in this view looking west, with Union Pacific depot in center." Street Address: Fremont Street
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Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1930-1933
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Fremont Street in the early 1930s. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Circa 1930s before gambling was legalized in 1933, Las Vegas was a bustling division point along the Union Pacific Route." Street Address: Fremont Street
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Photograph of Union Pacific railroad depot decorated for the Fourth of July, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
The Union Pacific Railroad depot decorated for the Fourth of July. A label at the bottom of the photo: "An early Fourth of July celebration saw the UP depot, the city's most prominate [prominent] structure, decorated with red, white, and blue bunting."
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Photograph of a mule team hauling borax from Death Valley (Calif.), 1883-1889
Date
1883 to 1889
Archival Collection
Description
Mules transporting borax through the deserts of Death Valley, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. A label at the bottom of the photo: "20 mule teams that hauled thousands of tons of borax from the bowels of Death Valley were also used during the infant years of Las Vegas to transport freight."
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Photograph of Fremont Street from the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
People standing around and swimming in the pool at the Union Plaza Hotel. A label at the bottom of the photo: "The Union Plaza Hotel now stands on the site of the former UP [Union Pacific Railroad] depot. This view is looking east from the second floor pool area of the hotel." Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.); Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: Fremont Street
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Photograph of residents and workers celebrating the start of the construction of the Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
A crowd of people coming together to celebrate the upcoming construction of the Hoover Dam. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Sept. 17, 1930 site near Boulder City where residents and workers celebrated the start of Hoover Dam."
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Photograph of the Colorado River before diversion tunnels for the Hoover Dam were completed, 1930-1933
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
A construction site for the Hoover Dam. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Circa 1930's. Colorado River before diversion tunnels were completed."
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Photograph of construction trucks in the bed of the Colorado River, 1930-1933
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
A construction site at the base of the Hoover Dam. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Circa 1930's. Construction trucks rumble through the soggy bed of the Colorado River, diverted around the dam site by concrete tunnels to clear the area for the base of the dam."
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