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Automobile and pedestrian traffic along the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

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. Here a small, elevated berm and curbing in front of the Linq Hotel and Casino is all the separates the two uses in the contested area.

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Tourist on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-12

Description

Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard across the street from the Mirage Hotel and Casino. Many sidewalks are protected from traffic lanes by physical barriers, where others are not. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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Photograph of Symposium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 19-20, 1971

Date

1971-04-19
1971-04-20

Description

Description provided with image: "Symposium held at UNLV to honor Dr. David Bruce Dill of Boulder City, research professor for Desert Research Institute. (Dr. Dill is in front row, between lady wearing striped blouse and lady in white. He is 80 years old)."

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Postcard of Hoover Dam, February 1935

Date

1935-02

Archival Collection

Description

A comparison of an image of Hoover Dam's upstream face in February 1935 to an image taken later that year, after the waters of Lake Mead had risen. The captions read "February 1935- Boulder Dam today." Boulder Dam was officially re-named Hoover Dam in 1947.

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The Mayoralty banquet, menu, Friday, November 9, 1894

Date

1894-11-09

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Borough of Gravesend, E. C. Paine, Esq., Mayor, second year of office; The 'Old Falcon' and 'New Falcon' Hotels, Gravesend"--cover. Includes wine list. Illustrations of the "old" and "new" hotels on back cover. Menu has scalloped edges Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: New Falcon Hotel Location: 87 West Street, Gravesend, Kent, England

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