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Slide of the neon sign for the Sky Ranch Motel at night, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for the Sky Ranch Motel lit up at night. The motel was located on lower Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.

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Slide of the neon sign for the Twentieth Century Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the animated neon sign for the 20th Century Hotel and Casino lit up at night.

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Slide of the neon sign for the Twentieth Century Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the animated neon sign for the 20th Century Hotel and Casino lit up at night.

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Slide of the neon sign for the Twentieth Century Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the animated neon sign for the 20th Century Hotel and Casino lit up at night.

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Slide of the neon sign for Fergusons Motel, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

A color image of the neon sign for Fergusons Motel in downtown Las Vegas lit up at night.

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Slide of a neon sign shaped like a roulette wheel, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

A color image of a neon sign in the shape of a Roulette wheel with chips.

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Film transparency showing mesquite bushes and dunes in Death Valley, California, circa 1920s to 1950s

Date

1920 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of bushes and dunes with the text, "The fated Mesquite bushes in the path of the Death Valley sand dunes."

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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935

Date

1935-09-30

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a man standing atop a wooden platform as he presents a speech for the unveiling of the memorial plaque at Boulder Dam. Positioned behind the man are seated spectators of the event, as well as the curtain-covered memorial plaque.

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Photograph of the unveiling of the memorial plaque, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935

Date

1935-09-30

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the memorial plaque after it was unveiled at Boulder Dam. Spectators of the event gathered beneath the plaque commemorating the 96 men who had died during the construction of the dam. Transcribed across the center of the plaque: "They died to make the desert bloom." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of the Winged Figures of the Republic sculptures, Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935

Date

1935-09-30

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the sculptures titled, "Winged Figures of the Republic," as they sit facing Boulder Dam on a cloudy day. The photograph itself has stained splotches around the border. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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