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Slide of Fremont Street on New Year's Eve, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

A color image of people celebrating New Year's Eve on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. Fireworks are visible, as are neon signs for Union Plaza, the Pioneer Club's Vegas Vic and the Sassy Sally's Vegas Vicky.

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Map of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1952-1955

Date

1952 to 1955

Description

Title in upper left and right margins: Las Vegas, Nevada. Identifies business tenants in the downtown area and includes property valuations, measurements, addresses, etc. Cadastral map. Oriented with north to the lower right.Text, illustrations, aerial photos, and ancillary map of the Las Vegas Strip on verso. Cataloger has determined date of map to be between 1952 and 1955 because the Sahara and the Sands Casinos are shown on the verso of the map, and they both opened in 1952, but the Riviera and the Dunes opened in 1955, and they are not shown on the map. Also, the Hotel Last Frontier is shown on the verso of the map, and its name was changed to New Frontier in 1955. Note: Many of the property names and addresses are erroneous when compared to Las Vegas business directories from the same period.

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Photograph of Hotel Nevada, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1912

Date

1912

Description

Site Name: Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Postcard of scenes of Goldfield, Nevada and Gold Hill, Nevada, circa 1910s

Date

1910 to 1919

Description

A picture postcards with photographs of Goldfield, Nevada, Gold Hill, Nevada, George Wingfield in 1906, a 20-mule team, miners eating bacon around a campfire, and a gambling hall where men are playing roulette, faro and craps.

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Film transparency of Nevada Boulevard, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931 - late 1930s

Date

1931 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

An image of automobiles parked outside of businesses and restaurants on Nevada Boulevard in Boulder City, looking northeast towards the Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building. Hand-printed text on image reads: "Nevada Boulevard, Boulder City, Nevada."

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Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway.

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Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway. Stores that can be seen include a cafe, a Texaco service gas station, Delmar's Drug shop, and the Reservation Grill.

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Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway. Stores that can be seen include the Nava-Hopi Indian Store, the Green Hut Cafe, the Terminal Building, a Texaco service gas station, and Delmar's Drug.

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Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway. Stores that can be seen include a Texaco service gas station, Delmar's Drug, Reservation Grill, the Nava-Hopi Indian Store, Barber Shop, and the Green Hut Cafe.

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Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway. Buildings that can be seen include the Nava-Hopi Indian Store, the Green Hut Cafe, the Bureau of Reclamation Administration building, the Terminal Building, a Texaco service gas station, and Delmar's Drug.

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