Unidentified man sits on a rock on the "Arizona" side of the Colorado River. Inscription with image reads: "Cross section of a lava flow jilting a former channel of the Colorado River in Lower Grand Canyon, approximately 19 miles east of Pierce's [Pearce] Ferry. Under our geological program, studies of this flow are being made before the rising of Lake Mead obliterated portions of it from view."
First Mobile Crime Lab in Las Vegas. Man stands on a small ladder next to a truck that says "CA Estate Ranger Electirc City Applicance." The image at the bottom left-hand corner says "3-11-56 Sanding Paint Crime - Mobile Lt. O'Reilly"
Men go back to working on their tasks during the construction of the Hoover Dam. The large steel object behind them could possibly be a large train engine, evident by the tracks on the concrete floor.
From the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. Community interest materials (folder 3 of 3). Front page of Las Vegas Review Journal. This issue was not digitized in its entirety but is available to view in the Special Collections and Archives reading room.
Smiling in contentment, a man and two children gaze upon a string of fish they captured after a fishing trip on the waters of Lake Mead. Transcribed on the side of the boat: "Sailfish Lake Mead."
The long bar on the west side of the Boulder Club, later part of Binion's Horseshoe. Behind the bar is Ben Turner, bar manager, and bartender Chet Blue. Transcribed from original: "About August, 1953, The long bar on the west side of the old Boulder Club on Fremont St. now a part of the Horseshoe." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Behind the bar, left to right: Ben Turner, bar manager; unidentified bartender; bartender, Chet Blue." Site Name: Boulder Club Address: 118 East Fremont Street
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
Three men, with plans in hand, stand in front of the oversized silver slipper built for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. The slipper is mounted on the bed of a delivery truck. The front of the Young Electric Sign Company building (YESCO) is seen behind the truck. Site Name: Young Electric Sign Company Address: 2535 East Charleston Blvd.
View of parade on Fremont Street showing details of the Pioneer Club façade. Handwritten text on back of photo: "Tuesday Oct 31-1944, Democratic Parade, Driver Dan Potter, Ed [illegible], 2" seat Senator McCarran, Berkeley Bunker Congressman, Hap Hazard County Committee chairman, Art Philips, Elected back to [illegible]" Site Name: Fremont Street Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV