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Photograph of the wing-flap of the Flying Boat being moved to Los Angeles Harbor for assembly, June, 1946

Date

1946-06

Description

The 74-foot wing-flap of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat en route from Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946.

Image

Photograph of old sign for the Sands Hotel being replaced by a new sign (Las Vegas), circa 1981

Date

1978 to 1983

Description

Disassembly of the old neon sign for the Sands, with the new sign next to it.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of a section of the Flying Boat being moved from Culver City, California for assembly at Los Angeles Harbor, June, 1946

Date

1946-06

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose or Flying Boat being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946.

Image

Sasha's bar and restaurant stained glass window being donated to the Nevada State Museum: digital image

Date

2014-12-18

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Sasha's was a queer bar and restaurant [2002-2003] which stood at 4640 South Paradise Road named for manager/female impersonator Josh Ryan who performed as Sasha Scarlet. After Sasha's closed, owner D. L. Washburn donated photos of the bar to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Department [photograph collection no. 00412], and the bar's signature stained glass window to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. Ralph Avendano, the museum's Maintenance Worker IV, built a wood frame to hold the window.

Image

Sasha's bar and restaurant stained glass window being donated to the Nevada State Museum: digital image

Date

2014-12-18

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Sasha's was a queer bar and restaurant [2002-2003] which stood at 4640 South Paradise Road named for manager/female impersonator Josh Ryan who performed as Sasha Scarlet. After Sasha's closed, owner D. L. Washburn donated photos of the bar to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Department [photograph collection no. 00412], and the bar's signature stained glass window to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. Ralph Avendano, the museum's Maintenance Worker IV, built a wood frame to hold the window.

Image

Sasha's bar and restaurant stained glass window being donated to the Nevada State Museum: digital image

Date

2014-12-18

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Sasha's was a queer bar and restaurant [2002-2003] which stood at 4640 South Paradise Road named for manager/female impersonator Josh Ryan who performed as Sasha Scarlet. After Sasha's closed, owner D. L. Washburn donated photos of the bar to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Department [photograph collection no. 00412], and the bar's signature stained glass window to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. Ralph Avendano, the museum's Maintenance Worker IV, built a wood frame to hold the window. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Ralph Avendano

Image

Sasha's bar and restaurant stained glass window being donated to the Nevada State Museum: digital image

Date

2014-12-18

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Sasha's was a queer bar and restaurant [2002-2003] which stood at 4640 South Paradise Road named for manager/female impersonator Josh Ryan who performed as Sasha Scarlet. After Sasha's closed, owner D. L. Washburn donated photos of the bar to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Department [photograph collection no. 00412], and the bar's signature stained glass window to the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. Ralph Avendano, the museum's Maintenance Worker IV, built a wood frame to hold the window. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Ralph Avendano

Image

Howard Cannon being presented a Las Vegas Elks Helldorado button by two unidentified men: photographic print

Date

1963

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

Image

Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge being constructed, Nevada-Arizona border, 2010 February 2

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Jamey Stillings Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00380
Collection Name: Jamey Stillings Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

" 'Kids in Casino's': A Brief Glance into International Attitudes and Legislation Regarding Children Being Admitted into Gambling Establishments", 2000

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00785
Collection Name: Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 21

Archival Component