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Color rendering of the Xanadu (Las Vegas), casino and atrium, circa 1975
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Conceptual artwork showing the interior of the Xanadu. Original material: parchment. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino
Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of men playing card games in a Fremont Street casino (Las Vegas), circa 1930
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Early casino interior showing men playing cards. Notice the ashtrays on the floor and the general cleanliness of the room. Stamp on back of photo: "Not for Reproduction, Positively no release, Vegas Studio & Camera Supply, Las Vegas, Nevada, Glenn A. Davis, Photographer"
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the Googie style front entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Front entrance of the Thunderbird including the porte-cochère. 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: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a woman drawing in front of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), mid-1950s
Date
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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 Justice of the Peace's cabin at the Last Frontier Village (Las Vegas), 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The "Justice of the Peace" posing in front of his cabin at the Last Frontier Village at the Last Frontier Hotel. 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: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), night club and gaming room sections, circa October, 1954
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Sections through the night club and gaming room for the construction of the Riviera Hotel and Casino from 1954. Drawn by P.A.C. Original medium: pencil on parchment.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), stores and offices elevations, November 26, 1954
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Elevations and details of stores and offices for the construction of the Riviera Hotel and Casino from 1954. Includes small site plan. Drawn by H.G.H. Original medium: pencil on parchment.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), stores and offices plans and schedules, November 26, 1954
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Plans and finishing schedules of stores and offices for the construction of the Riviera Hotel and Casino from 1954. Drawn by R.T.G. Pencil on parchment.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), entrance canopy, December 2, 1954
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Plan, cross sections, and elevations for the construction of the entrance canopy and pylon for the Riviera Hotel and Casino from 1954. Drawn by H.G.H. Original medium: pencil on parchment.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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