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Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Blueprints

Identifier

MS-00921

Abstract

The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Blueprints consists of twenty-four of the original thirty blueprints as part of the Interstate Commerce Commission (I.C.C.) Valuation Index Section I. They are labeled "Right-of-Way & Track Map, Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad" and dated June 30, 1915. The blueprints contain four miles of railroad lines per sheet with a scale of 6 3/4 inches per mile. The collection also includes one sheet from the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad company, which used the track, yard, and facilities of the Las Vegas and Tonopah and Railroad company between Beatty and Goldfield, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Las Vegas, 1982

Date

1982

Description

A night view of the Las Vegas skyline, looking towards downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Photograph and description of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas 1959-1969

Date

1959 to 1969

Description

The bottom of this photograph provides a brief description of the Las Vegas Convention Center and a brief history of it as well. The top of the photograph is titled, "The World's Great New Convention Center." Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3150 Paradise Road

Mixed Content

Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1999-05-08

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival -May 28, 1995.

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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1999-05-08

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival -May 28, 1995.

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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1999-05-08

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336).Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival - May 28, 1995.

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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1999-05-08

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival -May 28, 1995.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, circa 1952

Date

1951 to 1953

Description

A group photo of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, a precision dance and drill team, inside of the Las Vegas High School gym in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hand written on the back of the image are partially legible first names of some of the group members, but they are not identified as to who is who.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to William Wittwer Estate (Las Vegas), May 1, 1942

Date

1942-05-01

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken informs the Wittwer Estate that the spring near the Las Vegas Ranch is running again and needs to be covered and locked.

Text

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, 1935

Date

1935

Description

An aerial view of Las Vegas High School, left center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description provided with image: "Shell of burned-out old Las Vegas High School, lower right, with tent schools set up to meet the needs of the Burned out student population during the depression years. The new school Was completed in 1930 at 7th and Bridger Streets. (School authorities were criticized for building the school so far out of town) The 7th Street school also served the needs of high school students bussed from Boulder City during the construction of the dam."

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