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Film transparency of the entrance to the Last Frontier Village at dusk (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Night view of the front entrance to the Last Frontier Village. The Golden Slipper Gambling Hall is seen in the foreground. The gambling hall was named the Golden Slipper prior to its being named the Silver Slipper.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the Googie style entrance and porte-cochère of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), late 1950s-early 1960s

Date

1955 to 1962

Archival Collection

Description

Daytime view of the entrance, porte-cochère and parking areas of the Thunderbird Hotel, after remodeling and repainting.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, late 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Description

Las Vegas Strip from the roof of the Thunderbird, showing the El Rancho Vegas sign and the Sahara in the late 1940s
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: U.S. Rout 91, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of a large group of people near the swimming pool at the Hotel Last Frontier, 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Crowded swimming pool area of the Hotel Last Frontier, yet nobody is in the pool. The sign for the Ramona Room is also visible.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Pioneer Club from 1st Street (Las Vegas), before 1951

Date

1946 to 1951

Archival Collection

Description

Pioneer Club façade from 1st Street. Above the Pioneer Club marquee are signs for a physician and an attorney's office.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the pool and courtyard area at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Long view of the swimming pool and courtyard at the Desert Inn. The neon sign over the resort's entrance is visible from the courtyard.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of a quarter horse sale on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), April 17, 1968

Date

1968-04-17

Description

Horse sale on Fremont Street at night, showing the neon of the Mint, Horseshoe, and Hotel Fremont, all of which make up part of Glitter Gulch. Stamped on original: "Allen Photographers, Inc. Post Office Box 4253 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106."
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Aerial photograph of Circus Circus, circa 1974

Date

1972 to 1976

Description

Aerial view of the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. Also visible in the photograph is Westward Ho, then a motel. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas - Nevada Convention Center, 27544, Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook. Wolf Wergin. Gary Angell. Tony King. Jim Borrup. Lee McDonald."
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1988

Date

1988

Description

The tower of the Desert Inn. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Was renovated in 1978."
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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