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Film transparency of Fremont Street seen from east of Second Street (Las Vegas), circa 1958

Date

1956 to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

View of Fremont Street looking northwest from outside of the Hotel Fremont. Signs for the Golden Nugget, Lucky Strike Club, Hotel Apache, the Mint, the Las Vegas Club, and Vegas Vic outside of the Pioneer Club are visible. Bentley's Western Trading Post, White Cross Drugs and Rexall Drugs signs are also visible.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Film transparency of Fremont Street looking northwest from Second Street at Christmas time (Las Vegas), circa 1948

Date

1946 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

Nighttime view of Fremont Street looking northwest from east of Second Street. Neon signs for the Golden Nugget, Eldorado Club, Boulder Club, Frontier Club, Pioneer Club and White Cross Drugs are seen. Christmas decorations are seen on the exterior of the Eldorado Club and hanging over Fremont Street.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the Helldorado Days Parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Helldorado Days Parade marching down Fremont Street, and past the neon signs that led to the street's nickname, "Glitter Gulch." Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the entrance of the Last Frontier Village and the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

View of the Silver Slipper and the entrance to Last Frontier Village. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Aerial photograph of Harrah's Stateline Club, Harvey's Lake Tahoe, and Harrah's Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), circa 1961

Date

1959 to 1961

Description

Aerial View of Harrah's Stateline Club and Harvey's Lake Tahoe (center left) across the street from Harrah's Tahoe (center right) on Highway 50. At this time, Harrah's Tahoe was Harrah's Stateline Country Club, and Harvey's was under construction.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

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Photograph of the Sahara Hotel's music-themed float in the Helldorado Days parade, Las Vegas, circa 1950

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A black and white image of the Sahara Hotel's float in the Helldorado Days parade on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. On the float are several performers, the text, "Birth of the Blues," and a stork carrying a giant trumpet.

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Slide of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa late 1950s

Date

1956 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of automobile traffic on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, looking northwest towards the Union Pacific railroad station. The Golden Nugget and Hotel Apache sign above the Horseshoe Club are visible at the intersection on Second Street. The Lucky Strike Club, Vegas Vic (outside of the Pioneer Club) and Monte Carlo Club are visible on the south side of the street. The corner of the Silver Palace, which opened in May 1956, is visible between the signs for the Boulder Club and Las Vegas Club on the north side of the street.

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker and R. B. Robertson (Los Angeles) to C. R. Gray (Omaha), April 20, 1931

Date

1931-04-20

Archival Collection

Description

Request for permission to begin construction on a water line to support Industrial Unit No. 1.

Text

Photograph of a sixteen horse team passing by the Las Vegas Bank & Trust Co., Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Photograph of a supply wagon with sixteen horse team moving west on Wilson Street within the McWilliams' Las Vegas Townsite. The view is looking northeast towards the north side of Wilson Street. The Las Vegas Bank and Trust is seen near the left. A drug store is seen next to the bank. The original photograph was taken in 1905.
Caption: R & P Photo. Co. Las Vegas Nev.; 16 horse team
Site Name: Las Vegas Bank & Trust Company (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of early Las Vegas buildings, circa 1914

Date

1914

Description

Early Las Vegas streets.

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