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Photograph of the Las Vegas Press Club Installation at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, circa April 1969

Date

1969-04

Description

An unidentified group of individuals from the Las Vegas Press Club having dinner at an event at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Squatters -Las Vegas Land and Water Company Property, Las Vegas

Date

1929 to 1941

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- Walter Bracken and the Las Vegas, Nevada Office -- Water Company

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Sundown/sunset on the Las Vegas Strip made July 8, 2014 in Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2014-07-08

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: Boyd School of Law

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Photograph of the interior of the Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Hotel Las Vegas, located on North Main Street near Stewart Avenue. Charles "Pop" Squires (later editor of the Las Vegas Age) was the proprietor. Built in May 1905, it was torn down in March 1906.
Caption: L. V. Hotel Co.

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Architectural drawing of additions to the Mather residence, Las Vegas, Nevada, site plan, floor plan and details, October 14, 1975

Date

1975-10-14

Description

Site plan of the existing structure and additions to the Mather residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, including floor plans and details for a garage and additional bedroom. Included are the garage floor plan, drawings of the front exterior and entry elevations, and details for a skylight and the patio ceiling. "Date: 14 Oct. 1975, revisions: 15 Oct. 1975."
Site Name: Mather residence
Address: 2800 Cowan Circle;

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist; Latest Drawing Revision: 1975-10-15

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Photograph of Las Vegas Station, Las Vegas, 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

Black and white photograph of early view of the Las Vegas Station.

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

Date

1994-06-05

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival - June 5, 1994.

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"Las Vegas: the American Way to Play" promotional video for Las Vegas

Date

1988

Description

Voiceover explains the varied and many amenities of visiting Las Vegas; including the new McCarran International Airport, clips of entertainment and nightlife, gambling, dining options, outdoor activities, local shopping malls (Meadows, Boulevard, Fashion Show); Wet 'n Wild water park; sports including boxing, golf, tennis, Thomas & Mack event opportunities, Laughlin, Nev.; the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman field center; discusses the monorail system under construction, and how Las Vegas is the premier convention and resort town. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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Traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard flows by the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-06

Description

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. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Photograph of the Hotel Las Vegas (Las Vegas), 1905

Date

1903 to 1907

Description

The Hotel Las Vegas was the first hotel in Las Vegas, a tent set up for people who came to participate in the land auction. Managed by Pop Squires." Transcribed from back of photo: "Hotel Las Vegas 1905. Hotel Las Vegas, built by Las Vegas Trading Co. in 1905 was located on North Main Street between Stewart and the creek across from Woodards Down Town Camp on grounds later occupied by Elwells Ware House. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored in Los Angeles, ready to be bolted together on arrival in Las Vegas. Hotel had 20 rooms. Floor space was 40 x 130 ft. Kitchen and Dining Room are seen next door to Hotel on the right. This Hotel was managed by Chas. P. Squires. Photo by Eddie Gillette, 1905." Transcribed from Special Collections sheet: "Selling of L.V. First L.V. Hotel pic cap. First Las Vegas Hotel -- The Hotel Las Vegas was made ready for the first buyers of real estate at the 1905 auction when the Las Vegas Trading Co., managed by Charles (Pop) Squires, opened the registry. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored in Los Angeles, a prefab forerunner. Hotel Las Vegas boasted 20 rooms and was regarded as the top 'night spot' of its day."
Site Name: Hotel Las Vegas
Address: 1 Fremont Street

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