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Photograph of YESCO workers installing Vegas Vic at the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Workers installing the now-famous Vegas Vic sign on the front of the Pioneer Club. Stamped on back of photo: "Photo by Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "First Highrise Hotel -- Center of action downtown throughtout the '30s was the Apache Hotel which boasted an elevator and a nitery downstairs. The corner is now Binion's Horseshoe, but the spot has undergone many name changes from Tony Cornero's 'S.S. Rex' to the Eldorado where the mobs were fighting for control of the race wire. Bugsy Siegel's influence was first felt here in the early '40s."
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the pool at the Desert Inn at night (Las Vegas), after 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Nightime view of the pool area of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the hotel lobby of the Desert Inn (Las Vegas), after 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a Las Vegas gambling scene, 1930s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gambling in an early Las Vegas casino, probably the Frontier Club. Compare the bare interior with modern casino interiors.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the casino interior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Crowded interior view of the Las Vegas Club at its original location. Transcribed from original: "The Las Vegas Club has all standard games, and last year put the first turtle derby, at pari mutuel [sic] betting ever staged in Nevada."
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the casino interior of the Frontier Club, 1930s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Busy interior of the Frontier Club
Site Name: Frontier Club
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada
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Photograph of the casino interior of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), circa 1930s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Crowded interior view of the Boulder Club on Fremont Street. Transcribed from original: "The busy Boulder Club, at Las Vegas, Nev., has been in operation since 1929 under the original ownership. Even Faro is played here, and the club provides both bingo and a race book to take care of all tastes in gaming."
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of a parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1948
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from original: "Circa 1948. A Shrine band marches down Fremont Street during an early parade." This parade was in support of the 1948 elections, as indicated by the banner in the photo, urging citizens to vote Democratic: Harry S. Truman for President, Alben W. Barkley for Vice-President, and Walter S. Baring, Jr. for Congress. The following buildings and signs can be seen in the photograph: Overland Hotel; Pioneer Club; Club Savoy; Boulder Club; Eldorado; Golden Nugget Saloon.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of Francis X. Brownhofer in front of the Gay Nineties Bar at the Last Frontier Village, 1944
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Francis X. Brownhofer on a horse in front of the Gay Nineties Bar in the Las Frontier Village at the Last Frontier Hotel. Transcribed from original: "Francis X. Brownhofer, purchasing agent and catering manager of Brown Derby, Hollywood. Set up food operations for Last Frontier." Next door is the 21 Club.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the swimming pool area at the Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), 1947-1948
Date
Description
An early view of the swimming pool and courtyard area at the Flamingo Hotel in 1947 or 1948
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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