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A YESCO truck sits under the Fremont Street Experience canopy in front of the Circa Las Vegas construction site looking northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-11

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo is part of a series documenting ongoing construction work at Circa Las Vegas, the first new casino built on Fremont Street since the 1970s.

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Reno Arch, Reno, Nevada: photographic print

Description

View of the Reno Arch during the day.

345 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501

City of Reno

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A YESCO truck sits under the Fremont Street Experience canopy in front of the Circa Las Vegas construction site looking northwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2020 February 11

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00394
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of unfinished portions of Vegas Vic's body sign (Salt Lake City), 1951

Date

1951

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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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the Dunes Hotel sign (Las Vegas), circa 1955

Date

1953 to 1955

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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Newspaper clippings and publications, 1930-1992

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The YESCO newspaper clippings and publications series (1930-1992) consist of various newspaper articles and publications about YESCO or of professional interest to YESCO. Many newspaper clippings relate to YESCO’s neon sign work in Las Vegas, Nevada. Publications include issues from the 1930s of the National Sign Journal, the National Sign Association Bulletin, and National Sign Topics.

Archival Collection

Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00403
Collection Name: Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of an artist's rendering of the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1992-1993

Date

1992 (year approximate)

Description

Artist's rendering of the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel/Casino/Movie Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Corporate records and correspondence, 1920-2000

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The YESCO corporate records and correspondence series (1920-2000) consists of meeting minutes and bylaws, general business records, financial reports, correspondence, advertising, company anniversary scrapbooks, and oral history interviews with YESCO employees, including members of the Young family. General business records include biographical writings about the Young family, ledgers and datebooks, a YESCO operational manual, blank contracts, sales policies and procedures, and business records of Henry “Hank” Schutte, who joined YESCO as a boy and worked for the company for most of his life.

Archival Collection

Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00403
Collection Name: Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Visual material, 1914-1988

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The YESCO visual materials series (1914-1988) document a visual history of YESCO from its early beginnings, through its expansions, to its work in the 1980s. They include visuals of various YESCO plants, shops, buildings, equipment and personnel, as well as various signs created and installed by YESCO in multiple states. The series includes black-and-white and color photographs as well as Polaroids. It contains photographs, slides, negatives, and digital files of a variety of Las Vegas landmarks and hotels and casinos, including The Mint, Flamingo, Sahara, Caesar’s Palace, Fremont Street, Vegas Vic, Whiskey Pete’s, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Silver Bowl Stadium, and Excalibur. The series also contains photographs of signs YESCO created for various banks, theaters, cafes, gas stations, and other businesses, both large and small, around the western United States. Digital files appear to be copies of select materials throughout this series.

Archival Collection

Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00403
Collection Name: Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of the 5th Street Liquor Store sign, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

The 5th (Fifth) Street Liquor Store in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 5th Street Liquor Store was opened in 1948, and the shop's well known sign was designed by YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company).

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