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Photograph of gamblers at a craps table in the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Gamblers at a craps table in the El Rancho Vegas. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Las Vegas-Nevada, Photographers Don English, Joe Buck, Jerry Abbott, 5108."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Las Vegas flood, Las Vegas, circa 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

Flood waters in Las Vegas reach building tops, as on lookers stand on higher ground.

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Aerial view overlooking Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1966 (year approximate)

Description

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425). The Dunes Hotel, The Bonanza, Caesars Palace, Flamingo Las Vegas, Sage and Sand Motel, the Sands Hotel and Casino, and Frontier (from south to north).

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Rotary Club's Christmas Party, Las Vegas, 1940

Date

1940

Description

A black and white image of Las Vegas Rotary Club members at a Christmas party in Las Vegas. The group is in front of the Apache Hotel. Club President A.C. Grant is seated beside a waving Santa Claus in an automobile bearing a sign that reads: "Rotary Xmas Party." Secretary Bryan L. Bunker is standing second from the right in the first row. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Photograph of a man and wagon outside the Las Vegas Trading Company, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Las Vegas Trading Company was located on the east corner of Main and Lewis streets within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite.
Site Name: Las Vegas Trading Company (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 27, 1940

Date

1940-02-27

Description

A black and white image from a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Las Vegas. This group of men and women are standing in front of an unidentified building with signs advertising its dining room and the Apache Beauty Salon. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Las Vegas Porcelain Artists Records

Identifier

MS-00312

Abstract

The Las Vegas Porcelain Artists Records span from 1975 to 1993 and document the history of the Las Vegas, Nevada, non-profit organization that was a division of the World Organization of China Painters (WOCP). The collection includes club by-laws, membership lists, convention pamphlets, promotional materials, correspondence, membership applications, meeting minutes, and financial information. It also includes photo albums, slides, negatives, a cookbook, and other documents.

Archival Collection

Balcony view of Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip as seen from a balcony at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

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Balcony view of Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip as seen from a balcony at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

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Balcony view of Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-18

Description

From a balcony at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a view of the Las Vegas Strip is seen.

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