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Las Vegas, Nevada - City of Las Vegas, 1942

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00397
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 30

Archival Component

Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Dentner (Las Vegas), March 26, 1923

Date

1924-05-10

Archival Collection

Description

A letter to the Las Vegas mayor and city commissioners explaining that the water company wasn't interested in expanding their water system because of problems they had experienced the previous summer.

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Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada Records

Identifier

MS-00791

Abstract

The Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada Records date from approximately 1980 to 2009 and contains the organizational records of the Urban Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas, Nevada (UCC), one of the many chambers of commerce in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The mission of the Urban Chamber of Commerce is to create and foster an environment that promotes development of members and Black-owned businesses. The collection is comprised of publications, financial and administrative records, various event information, and photographs of events and membership.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing, Las Vegas, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing with the school band on the field at Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The performance probably occurred during a football game half-time show.

Image

Film transparency of the Las Vegas Day train ride, Las Vegas, circa 1980

Date

1980

Description

Elbert Edwards and his family at the Las Vegas Day train ride in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the background is Lake Mead.

Image

Slide of the Vegas Vic neon sign at the Pioneer Club, Las Vegas, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

A black and white exterior view of the Pioneer Club and its iconic Vegas Vic neon sign in downtown Las Vegas.

Image

Photograph of Las Vegas Motor Express Inc. truck, Las Vegas, circa 1930s.

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

A Las Vegas Motor Express Inc. truck, which was a refrigerator service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of filming of "Viva Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1963-1964

Date

1963 to 1964

Description

A crowd watches nighttime filming of the motion picture "Viva Las Vegas" in a parking lot outside of the Sands Hotel.

Image

Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00001
Collection Name: Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 10

Archival Component

Letter from G. J. Sylvain, M. D. (Las Vegas) to Mr. Folger (Las Vegas), March 28, 1949

Date

1949-03-28

Archival Collection

Description

The County Department of Health was going to add oil to the effluent to kill mosquitos, and asked the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to report excess oil running onto their land.

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