Aerial view of the El Rancho Vegas resort and surrounding desert in the the Las Vegas Valley in the 1940s. The ground is covered with snow.
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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A wing of the Sands being moved, presumably in preparation for building the tower. The following names were listed as photographers: Jerry Abbot, Joe Buck, Don English and David Lees.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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