Photograph of Gerridee Wheeler, the International Women's Year (IWY) commissioner, at the Nevada Women's Conference in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center
From the Eileen Margaret Green Photograph Collection (PH-00229) -- Handwritten on envelope, "Lone Grapevine Spring. (from her MA thesis. A Cultural Ecological Approach to the Rock Art of Southern Nevada, GN 799 P4 G73x 1987a)". Handwritten on the back of the photograph, "Figure 10. Lone Grapevine Spring."
53 x 68 cm. "Industrial center of Nevada, gateway to Lake Mead." Includes advertisements. Index, advertisements, and inset map of Las Vegas area on verso. "Copyright 1981." Original publisher: Chamber of Commerce (Henderson, Nev.). Original publisher: Chamber of Commerce (Henderson, Nev.)
Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. This busy stretch near Bally's hotel and casino is an example of how fencing and traditional sidewalks move tourists while keeping automobile traffic flowing.