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Photograph of Donn Arden, Walter Craig, and Margaret Kelly, Paris (FRA), 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

From left to right: Walter Craig, Margaret Kelly, and Donn Arden at the Lido in Paris, France. Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of a woman holding a fish at the end of her line, Lake Mead, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

Women shows off her catch of the day to her other boating companions along Lake Mead. For another view, see Image 0219. Photo has stamp on back "Official photography do not publish without authority"

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Photograph of a woman standing near a camel, circa 1936

Date

1936

Description

A woman standing on an automobile, posing near a camel in the desert.

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Photograph of a woman standing near an elephant, circa 1936

Date

1936

Description

A woman near a young elephant in an unidentified location, probably the desert.

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Photograph of the bar area of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), 1953

Date

1953-08

Description

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

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Photograph of an artist's rendering of a woman sitting atop the Las Vegas Club neon sign, circa 1950

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A photograph of a woman in a swim suit is shown sitting atop an artist's rendering of the vertical Las Vegas Club neon sign, with the Las Vegas cityscape below. The illustration is signed "Boernge" in the lower left corner.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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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 a woman drawing in front of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), mid-1950s

Date

1953 to 1957

Description

View of the front of the Sands, including its sign and front parking area, in the mid-1950s. 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: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of a swimming pool scene at the Riviera (Las Vegas), circa 1955

Date

1952 to 1957

Description

Visitors posing at the Riviera pool. Stamp on back of photo: "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: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 27, 1940

Date

1940-02-27

Description

A black and white image from a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Las Vegas. This group of men and women are standing in front of an unidentified building with signs advertising its dining room and the Apache Beauty Salon. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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