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Photograph of Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1955
Date
1955
Archival Collection
Description
Golden Anniversary layout of Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1955. Florence Lee Jones on the left and "Chick" Perkins on the right.
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Photograph of early Las Vegas, Las Vegas, 1910
Date
1910
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of a bird's eye view of Las Vegas from the roof of the Episcopal Church.
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Las Vegas Rotary Club Historical Data
Date
1949 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Historical data for the Las Vegas Rotary Club. Chartered March 15, 1923. Signed by Leonard Fayle, President (1949-1950) and Allye Lawson, Secretary. On the back of the page are handwritten notes about the members.
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Photograph of Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
The Hotel Las Vegas tent in Las Vegas, Nevada. The handwritten inscription on the back reads, "Hotel Las Vegas, built by Las Vegas Trading Company in 1905. It was located on North Main St. between Stewart St. and the creek, across from Woodards Downtown Camp on ground later occupied by Elwells Warehouse. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored, in Los Angeles, ready to be bolted together, upon arrival in Las Vegas. Hotel had twenty rooms; floor space was 40 by 130 feet. Kitchen and dining room are seen next door to hotel in right. The hotel was managed by Charles P. Squire. Photo by Eddy Gillette 1905."
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Photograph of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce billboard, Las Vegas, 1950s-1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men posing beside a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce billboard on Highway 91, now the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The billboard reads: "It takes 2 - your chamber of commerce, and you, to produce prosperity and progress."
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Letter from W. T. Stewart (Las Vegas) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), January 1, 1951
Date
1951-01-01
Archival Collection
Description
Stewart notified the Las Vegas Land and Water Company that unless water was provided or the rent lowered, he would terminate the lease and vacate the property.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, 1966
Date
1966
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Deed for nine specific parcels of land, Las Vegas Land and Water Company to the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Audit No. 5350, June 1, 1954
Date
1954-06-01
Archival Collection
Description
Deed of the land sold to the Las Vegas Valley Water District from the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, except for the water right reserved in Helen Stewart's deed. Notarized by Louis Scholnick in Douglas County, Nebraska on June 3, 1954.
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Las Vegas, Nevada - water situation in Las Vegas Valley
Date
1944 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Industrial Development Subject Files
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