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Photograph of Las Vegas High School cheerleaders, Las Vegas, 1954

Date

1954

Description

A group photo of cheerleaders for Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The girls are identified as, from left to right: (front) Denece Jolley, Barbara Merrill, and Evelyn Hibbard; (back, leaping in air) Miriam O'Donnell and Gay Fisher (head cheerleader).

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes practicing routines, Las Vegas, March 12, 1964

Date

1964-03-12

Description

Three of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes practice on the Las Vegas Convention Center lawn in Las Vegas, Nevada. They are demonstrating their fencing skills.

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Slide of a Las Vegas billboard, Las Vegas, circa 1940-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A color slide of a billboard advertising "Just for fun" in Las Vegas, and "year 'round desert playland" with a cartoon cowboy.

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Slide of the Hotel El Rancho Vegas, Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

An image of the exterior of the Hotel El Rancho Vegas, showing the hotel's sign, outdoor pool area and "windmill" tower.

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Photograph of an aerial view of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940

Date

1940

Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas, Nevada from Fourth Street to Main Street (near Fremont Street), 1940

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Photograph of early Las Vegas stores, Las Vegas, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Stores in early Las Vegas including Nevada Meat Market, Royal Restaurant, and the W.E. Hawkins business establishment.

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Photograph of filming of "Meet Me in Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956

Date

1955 to 1956

Description

Filming of the motion picture "Meet Me in Las Vegas" by the Sands Hotel swimming pool. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Pasternak, Lee Standfield." Joe Pasternak was the film's producer.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas #VegasStrong Banner

Identifier

UA-00077

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas #VegasStrong Banner (2017) is comprised of a vinyl banner depicting a silhouette of the Las Vegas, Nevada skyline. The banner includes signatures and messages written by UNLV students in memory of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest music festival.

Archival Collection

Photograph of downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1912

Date

1912

Description

Fremont Street near an intersection with First Street. A man on horseback and a wagon on dirt street. Buildings with signs advertise businesses including the Salt Lake City Brewing Company, the Ideal Lunch Counter, billiards, and department store.
Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Vegas Home Bakery and Delicatessen, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph undated. Between 1905 and 1912.
Site Name: Vegas Home Bakery and Delicatessen (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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