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Hi-Way 40 Motel mounted sign, Reno, Nevada
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Hi-Way 40 Motel sign during the day.
1750 E 4th St, Reno, NV 89512
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Ho Hum Motel flag mounted signs, Reno, Nevada
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Ho Hum Motel's flag mounted sign at dusk with unlit neon with detail shots of the office and vacancy signs.
025 S Virginia St #2417, Reno, NV 89502
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Holiday Motel flag mounted sign, Elko, Nevada
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Holiday Motel sign at night with lit neon and during the day with unlit neon.
1276 Idaho St, Elko, NV 89801
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Holiday Motel Winnemucca mounted sign, Winnemucca, Nevada
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the mounted sign for Holiday Motel Winnemucca during the day with unlit neon and at night while lit.
670 W Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV 89445
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Photograph of Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas), 1912
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Hotel Nevada on the corner of Main and Fremont in 1912. Transcribed from the original: "Nevada Hotel - named Sal Sagev much later --Shirley Swanson." Wharton Drug Company named in the bottom left-hand corner of the postcard.
Site Name: Hotel Nevada
Address: 1 Fremont Street
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Photograph of Fremont Street looking west (Las Vegas), circa 1920
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking west down Fremont Street from about 2nd Street towards the depot in the 1920s.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada at night, circa 1920
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Looking northwest from the intersection of Fremont and Second Streets at night.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of the Arizona Club under construction (Las Vegas), 1905
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Arizona Club on Block 16 while it was under construction in 1905. Transcribed from back of photo: "Present Arizona Club on North First St. during construction. Built by Jim A. McIntosh in the summer of 1905."
Site Name: Arizona Club
Address: Block 16, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of the Hotel Las Vegas (Las Vegas), 1905
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Hotel Las Vegas was the first hotel in Las Vegas, a tent set up for people who came to participate in the land auction. Managed by Pop Squires." Transcribed from back of photo: "Hotel Las Vegas 1905. Hotel Las Vegas, built by Las Vegas Trading Co. in 1905 was located on North Main Street between Stewart and the creek across from Woodards Down Town Camp on grounds later occupied by Elwells Ware House. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored in Los Angeles, ready to be bolted together on arrival in Las Vegas. Hotel had 20 rooms. Floor space was 40 x 130 ft. Kitchen and Dining Room are seen next door to Hotel on the right. This Hotel was managed by Chas. P. Squires. Photo by Eddie Gillette, 1905." Transcribed from Special Collections sheet: "Selling of L.V. First L.V. Hotel pic cap. First Las Vegas Hotel -- The Hotel Las Vegas was made ready for the first buyers of real estate at the 1905 auction when the Las Vegas Trading Co., managed by Charles (Pop) Squires, opened the registry. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored in Los Angeles, a prefab forerunner. Hotel Las Vegas boasted 20 rooms and was regarded as the top 'night spot' of its day."
Site Name: Hotel Las Vegas
Address: 1 Fremont Street
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Photograph of Fremont Street with the Hotel Apache in the foreground (Las Vegas), 1940
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Fremont Street at night with the Hotel Apache in the foreground, showing the beginnings of "Glitter Gulch."
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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