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Photograph of the Desert Love Buggy in the Helldorado parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950

Date

1934 to 1950

Description

People crowd around the Desert Love Buggy outside of Tivoli Tavern during the Helldorado Days festival parade. A sign on the vehicle reads: "Desert Love Buggy Las Vegas, Nevada. 'Still a frontier town.'"

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Photograph of Las Vegas hotel signs, 1968

Date

1968

Description

The signs for the Frontier, Silver Slipper and Desert Inn at twilight, with the Sands tower in the background.
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of a Las Vegas gambling scene, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

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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Boat being towed down Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Car towing boat down Fremont Street - in front of Oasis Caf and Frontier Club. Photo by Ullom.

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Slide of the El Rancho marquee and neon signs on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip during the day, looking southwest from the El Rancho marquee signs. Other signs visible are Circus Circus, Slots-A-Fun, the Stardust, the Frontier and part of Westward Ho.

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Photograph of Old Vegas grand opening, Las Vegas, 1980

Date

1980

Description

Mrs. Mitchell, wife of Board Chairman Johnny Mitchell, cuts the ribbon at the back gate of the Frontier Fort, marking the grand opening of Old Vegas. Old Vegas President Bob Shelton looks on.

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Photograph of boy scouts in front of a sign, Las Vegas, 1929.

Date

1929

Description

Local boy scouts pose in front of a famous sign that railroad passengers could see from their cars when tin the station near the depot. Sign reads: "Las Vegas Nevada...Still a frontier town".

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The Little Chapel of the West: photographic print

Date

1942

Archival Collection

Description

The Little Chapel of the West is on the left-hand side on the grounds of the Hotel Last Frontier. The building is to be described as, "the long, low building the Hunt Breakfast was served every Sunday when Vegans gathered after church for what became a community social tradition".

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Slide of neon signs on Las Vegas Boulevard at night, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip at night, featuring neon signs for the Frontier (showing Siegfried and Roy in "Beyond Belief"), the Riviera, Silver City, the El Rancho, the Stardust and the Sahara hotels. Site Name: Las Vegas Boulevard

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Aerial photograph of Circus Circus construction site, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1967-1968

Date

1967 to 1968

Archival Collection

Description

Aerial view of Circus Circus construction site looking southwest on the Las Vegas Strip, with outline of the "big top" area at the left (east). The Westward Ho Motel is seen immediately above the site and the Stardust (fifteen rectangular buildings) and Frontier (two "wings") hotels are also seen (to the southwest). Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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