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Film transparency of Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of an exterior view of the Las Vegas Club on Fremont Street.

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Film transparency of Las Vegas Club, Las Vegas, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of an exterior view of the Las Vegas Club on Fremont Street.

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Film transparency of New Western Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1942 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of an exterior view of the New Western Casino on Fremont Street at night.

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Film transparency of New Western Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1942 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of an exterior view of the Western Casino on Fremont Street at night.

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Telegram from W. R. Armstrong (Los Angeles) to A. L. Coey, March 21, 1931

Date

1931-03-21

Archival Collection

Description

List of the steps the Union Pacific Railroad Company would follow to switch their industrial users over from their previous water providers to the railroad.

Text

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

Letter from C. R. Gray (Omaha) to W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) and A. S. Halsted (Los Angeles), May 25, 1931

Date

1931-05-25

Archival Collection

Description

The Union Pacific Railroad president directs that the new pipeline to Industrial Unit No. 1 be placed under the ownership of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company as it would be more beneficial for tax purposes.

Text

Aerial photograph of downtown Las Vegas, circa 1970

Date

1970 (year approximate)

Description

Aerial view of downtown Las Vegas, looking northwest. The Union Plaza can be seen in lower left hand corner.

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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street, circa late 1940s

Date

1945 (year approximate)

Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas, looking east down Fremont Street. Jackie Gaughan's Plaza was originally named Union Plaza and is currently called the Plaza Hotel and Casino.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas as it appeared in the late 1940s. In the foreground stands the Union Pacific Depot where Jackie Gaughan's Plaza stands today."

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Aerial photograph showing construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, February 10, 1971

Date

1971-02-10

Archival Collection

Description

Construction of the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino looking southeast.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Construction of the Union Plaza Hotel & Casino: The Union Pacific Railroad and Las Vegas Freeway lie in background. Feb. 10, 1971."

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