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A cross walk indicator frames the Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower replica on Las Vegas Boulevard, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-05-08

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016.

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Schoolmaster's Club of Las Vegas, Nevada Records

Identifier

UA-00125

Abstract

The Schoolmaster's Club of Las Vegas, Nevada Records (1955-1976) contain the club bylaws and fliers, newspaper clippings about the club's activities, and planning documents for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas site and the Maude Frazier building dedication. The collection focuses on the club's role in planning for and establishing the Southern Regional Division of the University of Nevada campus (now known as University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

Archival Collection

Pedestrian and automobile traffic on 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. Since large casino properties, like Planet Hollywood as seen here, have done away with traditional sidewalks in an effort to entice tourist into their casinos, certain public access areas have been created.

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Letter from T. E. Fennessy (Las Vegas) to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, May 31, 1946

Date

1946-05-31

Archival Collection

Description

Letter written by the Las Vegas City Manager, announcing a meeting on June 14, 1946 to discuss the water situation in the Las Vegas Valley. The letterhead includes a green colored engraving of an artesian well and an irrigation headgate. The attached letter mentioned by Mr. Fennessy is referenced below.

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Cranes at the Sphere Las Vegas construction site, looking north in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-12

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo is part of a series documenting the construction of the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Sphere at the Venetian Resort, also know as Sphere Las Vegas.

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Cranes at the Sphere Las Vegas construction site, looking north in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2020-02-12

Description

Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo is part of a series documenting the construction of the Madison Square Garden (MSG) Sphere at the Venetian Resort, also know as Sphere Las Vegas.

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Photograph of a bath house in a tent near the Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Date of photograph estimated between 1904-1905. View of a bath house inside a tent on Las Vegas Creek in Las Vegas Ranch. "...water diverted from Las Vegas Creek ran through the sawed board in the foreground and into a wooden tub sunk in the ground. A plank is provided to step on while drying off, and thick matting covers the bare earth. Canvas curtains provided privacy" (p. [88], "Las Vegas, as it began--and grew" by Stanley W. Paher).

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Photograph of the North Las Vegas Boys' Club building, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

The North Las Vegas Boys' Club building, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s.

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Las Vegas Changing Times

Date

1968-05-01 to 1968-05-14

Description

Las Vegas Changing Times, a magazine about life, art, entertainment, and popular culture in Las Vegas, Nevada. Poems and drawings are featured in various articles. The magazine contains several print advertisements of local businesses and organizations. Published weekly.

Mixed Content

Faces Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1995

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Faces (nightclub) - 701 E. Stewart Ave., Las Vegas. (1995) Four images;

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