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Ladder Truck No. 1 responding to the Opera House Casino fire: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified fireman climbing the aerial ladder on Ladder Truck No. 1 at the scene the Opera House Casino fire. An unidentified man dressed in a suit is visible in the foreground. For additional views of the Opera House Casino fire, see images Source ID 0273_0007, Digital ID pho026214 and Source ID 0273_0010, Digital ID pho026217.
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An unidentified building on fire near a pedestrian crossing, image 002: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified person stands on the median next to their car to watch the blaze. For another view see image Source ID 0273_0002, Digital ID pho026209.
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Unidentified onlookers watch firemen extinguishing a fire: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified onlookers watch firemen extinguishing an unidentified building that has caught fire near four storage tanks. A fireball from the blaze is visible in the background. The back of a billboard for the Fremont Hotel and Casino is visible in the background. The Las Vegas Fire Department Battalion Chief's car is visible in the foreground. For additional views, see images Source ID 0273_0015, Digital ID pho026222; Source ID 0273_0017, Digital ID pho026224; Source ID 0273_0018, Digital ID pho026225, and Source ID 0273_0019, Digital ID pho026226.
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An unidentified police officer giving directions at a fire scene: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified police officer giving directions at the site where storage tanks and an unidentified building have caught fire. A billboard for the Fremont Hotel and Casino is visible in the foreground. The billboard is advertising "Sky Room dancing nightly", and "Jerry Wald and His Band." For additional views, see images Source ID 0273_0014, Digital ID pho026221; Source ID 0273_0017, Digital ID pho026224; Source ID 0273_0018, Digital ID pho026225, and Source ID 0273_0019, Digital ID pho026226.
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Smoke plumes from a structure fire: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Smoke plumes from an unknown structure fire are visible behind a neighborhood home. Automobiles are visible in the foreground.
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Unidentified onlookers watch as the Richfield building burns: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified onlookers watch firemen extinguishing a building with a rooftop sign that says "Richfield" that has caught fire near four storage tanks. Part of the Las Vegas Fire Department Battalion Chief's car is visible in the foreground. For additional views, see images Source ID 0273_0014, Digital ID pho026221; Source ID 0273_0015, Digital ID pho026222, Source ID 0273_0018, Digital ID pho026225 and Source ID 0273_0019, Digital ID pho026226.
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The Richfield building burns as an unidentified group of people watch: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified onlookers watch firemen extinguishing a building with a "Richfield" sign on the roof that has caught fire. Four storage tanks are visible to the left of the building. The Las Vegas Fire Department Battalion Chief's car is visible in the foreground. For additional views, see images Source ID 0273_0014, Digital ID pho026221; Source ID 0273_0015, Digital ID pho026222; Source ID 0273_0017, Digital ID pho026224, and Source ID 0273_0019, Digital ID pho026226.
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People watch as fire fighters work to extinguish the flames of the Richfield building: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified onlookers watch firemen extinguishing a building with a "Richfield" sign on the roof that has caught fire near four storage tanks. For additional views, see images Source ID 0273_0014, Digital ID pho026221, Source ID 0273_0015, Digital ID pho026222; Source ID 0273_0017, Digital ID pho026224, and Source ID 0273_0018, Digital ID pho026225.
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An aerial ladder truck preparing to fight a fire: photographic film
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Two aerial ladder trucks are being moved into position to fight a fire near some Shell Oil storage tanks. A sign for the Reliable Bearing & Supply Co. is visible in the background. The Las Vegas Fire Department Battalion Chief's car is visible in the foreground.
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The Mirage Resort: photographic film
Date
1989
Archival Collection
Description
A daytime view of the Mirage Resort, lagoon and volcano in it's daytime fountain mode. For a view of the resort at night, see Source ID 0247_0003, Digital ID pho026230. For a view of one of the suites, see Source ID 0247_0002, Digital ID pho026229. The Mirage is a 3,044 room Polynesian- themed resort and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip that wad built by developer Steve Wynn and is currently owned and operated by MGM Resorts International.
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