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Photograph of the Silver Slipper electric sign in front of the Young Electric Sign Company (Las Vegas), 1958
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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.
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Photograph of worker with Vegas Vic's head in the YESCO shop (Salt Lake City), 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A worker is shown with the head of Vegas Vic (for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas), prior to having neon tubing installed, in the YESCO shop in Salt Lake City.
Site Name: Young Electric Sign Company
Address: 1148 South 300 West
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Photograph of YESCO workers installing Vegas Vic at the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Workers installing the now-famous Vegas Vic sign on the front of the Pioneer Club. Stamped on back of photo: "Photo by Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "First Highrise Hotel -- Center of action downtown throughtout the '30s was the Apache Hotel which boasted an elevator and a nitery downstairs. The corner is now Binion's Horseshoe, but the spot has undergone many name changes from Tony Cornero's 'S.S. Rex' to the Eldorado where the mobs were fighting for control of the race wire. Bugsy Siegel's influence was first felt here in the early '40s."
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Mint Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1957
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Mint on Fremont Street before its expansion in 1958.
Site Name: Mint Las Vegas
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the Dunes Hotel sign (Las Vegas), circa 1955
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's concept of the Dunes Hotel sign. Stamped on original: "Frank and Virginia Ball Studio - 222 South 2nd Street - Las Vegas, Nevada."
Site Name: Dunes Hotel
Address: 3650 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of unfinished portions of Vegas Vic's body sign (Salt Lake City), 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Two men look at the unfinished body of Vegas Vic (for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas) leaning against the outside of the YESCO shop in Salt Lake City.
Site Name: Young Electric Sign Company
Address: 1148 South 300 West
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Film transparency of a sketch for the Golden Nugget neon sign (Las Vegas), circa 1984
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Inverted negative transparency. Partially freehand, annotated plan for the neon sign for the Golden Nugget on the southwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets. The original sign was installed by YESCO in 1948.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Painting of Vegas Vic by Pat Denner, 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Color watercolor or gouache painting of Vegas Vic for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas, showing how the metal should be painted. The picture is signed 'Denner' by YESCO designer Pat Denner.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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Handwritten notes for the Horseshoe Club neon sign (Las Vegas), circa 1960s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten notes with details for the neon facade of the Horseshoe Club.
Site Name: Horseshoe Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Handwritten plan with measurements of neon tubing needed for Vegas Vic, 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Document showing lengths of different colors of neon tubing needed for the Vegas Vic sign to be installed at the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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