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Slide of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
The Flamingo Hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The inner lobby consists of two floors and multiple red lounging chairs.
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Slide of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
The inside bar and lounge located within the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Red barstools can be seen lining the bar, along with other lounge chairs scattered about the establishment.
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Film transparency of the mountains near Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
The mountains near Virginia City, Nevada. Virga can be seen falling from the clouds. Like many cities and towns in Nevada, Virginia City was a mining boomtown; it developed virtually overnight as a result of miners rushing to the Comstock Lode silver strike of 1859 on the eastern slopes of Mount Davidson. But, Virginia City far surpassed all others for its peak of population, technological advancements developed there, and for providing the population base upon which Nevada qualified for statehood. The riches of the Comstock Lode inspired men to hunt for silver mines throughout Nevada and other parts of the American West. At its peak, Virginia City had a population of over 25,000 residents and was called the richest city in America. Dominated by San Francisco moneyed interests, Virginia City was heralded as the sophisticated interior partner of San Francisco. “San Francisco on the coast and Virginia City inland” became the mantra of west coast Victorian entrepreneurs. Early Virginia City settlers were in large part the backwash from San Francisco and the California Gold Rush, ten years before. Mine owners who made a killing in the Comstock mines spent most of their wealth in San Francisco.
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