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Aerial photograph of the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1940s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the El Rancho Vegas resort and surrounding desert in the the Las Vegas Valley in the 1940s. The ground is covered with snow.
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of courtyard area and outdoor swimming pool at the Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1940s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Guests sit in the courtyard area around an outdoor pool at the Flamingo Hotel in the 1940s.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of an artist's painting of the proposed Dealville resort (Las Vegas), 1957
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of the proposed Dealville casino and resort in Las Vegas. 'G & V Nowak 57' in lower right corner.
Site Name: Dealville
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Photograph of the exterior and marquee of the Thunderbird Hotel at night (Las Vegas), circa late1960s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Nighttime view of the sign in front of the Thunderbird Hotel, and the neon and electric signage spanning the length of the hotel. On the sign in front of the entrance: "Kings IV. Buckley and Collins. Thoroughly Modern Minsky, world famous burlesque, produced by Harold Minsky."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the exterior corner of the Eldorado Club, (Las Vegas), late 1940s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Eldorado Club on the northwest corner of Fremont and 2nd Streets in downtown Las Vegas. Signs for the Hotel Apache, Boulder Club and Club Savoy (partially hidden) are also seen.
Site Name: Eldorado Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of Flamingo Hotel neon sign and porte-cochère (Las Vegas), 1970s.
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On the sign: 'Phil Ford & Mimi Hines, special guest star Bobby Golsboro. Stark Naked & The Car Thieves. Shango. Mills Brothers. Rhetta Hughes. The Characters. Moses & The Highbrows.'
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1952
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A parade float featuring characters from The Wizard of Oz passes in front of the Frontier Club on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. A sign on the side of the float says Hotel Last Frontier. Crowds of people watch from the sidewalk and street curb, and from windows and rooftops. Parts of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and the Santa Anita Turf & Bar are visible on the sides of the photograph.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of the exterior front and side of the Pair-O-Dice Club (Las Vegas), 1930s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior of the Pair-O-Dice nightclub, located on Highway 91 in Las Vegas, between 1931 and 1938. 'Nite Club' and 'Dine & Dance' are painted on the front wall, and the name of the club can be partially seen on the building's roof. The building's façade is finished in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Site Name: Pair-O-Dice Club
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the exterior front of the Pair-O-Dice Club (Las Vegas), 1930s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior of the Pair-O-Dice nightclub, located on Highway 91 in Las Vegas, between 1931 and 1938. 'Nite Club' and 'Dine & Dance' are painted on the front walls The building's façade is finished in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. A small outbuilding is located to the left.
Site Name: Pair-O-Dice Club
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of gamblers in an early Las Vegas casino, 1930s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gamblers at gaming tables in an early Las Vegas Casino.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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