Black and white image of a man with a pipe and umbrella walking down a road at the "Old Las Vegas Ranch." This picture was identified by Shirley Ferron Swanson on October 25, 1983. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Las Vegas Art Museum Records (1952-2009) contain administrative files, press, marketing materials, and scrapbooks that document the history of the Las Vegas Art Museum (LVAM). Collection materials include exhibition files, annual reports, financial statements, board meeting agendas and minutes, event invitations, press releases, and newspaper and magazine clippings documenting the museum's activities. Materials include photographs from museum events as well as photographs of artwork displayed as part of visiting and permanent exhibitions. Audio and video recordings include interviews with museum staff and local news coverage of events. Also included are architectural floor plans for the Sahara West Library, which was used as a gallery space for LVAM. Digital files in this collection include recordings and presentation slides from LVAM lectures with curators and artists. Other digital files include photographs from LVAM events and workings files from LVAM staff.
Partial view of the Las Vegas Strip looking northeast from north of Desert Inn Road in Las Vegas, Nevada. The El Rancho Vegas, Riviera, La Concha, and El Morocco Motel are visible on the right side of the photograph. The Westward Ho, Denny's Restaurant, and Satellite Motel are visible on the left. The Sahara Hotel is seen in the distance.