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Handwritten plan with measurements of neon tubing needed for Vegas Vic, 1951

Date

1951

Description

Document showing lengths of different colors of neon tubing needed for the Vegas Vic sign to be installed at the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of a scale model of the Aladdin Hotel's sign (Las Vegas), 1966

Date

1966

Description

Detailed scale model of the sign and marquee for the Aladdin Hotel and Casino.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Film transparency of a sketch for the Golden Nugget neon sign (Las Vegas), circa 1984

Date

1981 to 1987

Description

Inverted negative transparency. Partially freehand, annotated plan for the neon sign for the Golden Nugget on the southwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets. The original sign was installed by YESCO in 1948.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of workers assembling the sign for Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Workers assemble the sign on the roof of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the assembly of the sign for Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Workers assemble the sign on the roof of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the sign for Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn during assembly (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Workers assemble the sign on the roof of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Photo is stamped "Western Studio, 227 South Fifth, Tel 2825, Las Vegas, Nevada" on the back
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the assembly of the sign in front of the Sands (Las Vegas), circa 1953

Date

1952 to 1953

Description

Workers assemble the sign for the Sands Hotel that stood along the Las Vegas Strip.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the neon sign in front of the Sahara at night (Las Vegas), circa early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1965

Description

The entrance and signs of the Sahara at night.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the El Cortez Hotel at night (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

The exterior corner view of the El Cortez Hotel at night.
Site Name: El Cortez
Address: 600 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the entrance to the Last Frontier Village at twilight (Las Vegas), circa early 1950s

Date

1950 to 1955

Description

The entrance to the Last Frontier Village, including the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall and the Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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