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"Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection
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The "Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection is comprised of photographic prints and slides as well as digital surrogates of photographic prints and ephemera representing architecture and events in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1960 to 2017. Materials were donated by members of the Las Vegas community as part of a community scanning day sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities' Common Heritage grant. The majority of the collection documents landmarks in Las Vegas including the Stardust Resort and Casino, The Mint Las Vegas, Fremont Street, and the Desert Inn.
Archival Collection
The "Vegas Strong" heart sculpture at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking south-southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.
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Photograph of library at the Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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The library at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas Sanctuary, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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The sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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An architectural feature on the Shops at Crystals at City Center reflects color from a billboard on Las Vegas Boulevard, looking south in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas foyer, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Archival Collection
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The main entrance foyer of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Tourists pass in front of an Eataly sign on construction fencing at the Park MGM site on Las Vegas Boulevard, looking southwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016.
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Colorful LCD video panels on an entrance to The Cosmopolitan hotel and casino frame part of the Las Vegas Strip, looking northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016.
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