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Photograph of the Emerald Room, Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), 1950s
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Archival Collection
Description
The Emerald Room in the Sands Hotel and Casino. Stamped on original: "Douglass Studio. Jay Florian Mitchell. Photographer. New Address: 614 South Sixth. Las Vegas, Nevada. Dudley 4-5148."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Sahara Tower under construction (Las Vegas), February 30, 1971
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the construction of a tower at the Sahara. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas - Nevada. Photographers: Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook."'
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of gamblers at a craps table in the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1950s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gamblers at a craps table in the El Rancho Vegas. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Las Vegas-Nevada, Photographers Don English, Joe Buck, Jerry Abbott, 5108."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas), 1912
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Hotel Nevada on the corner of Main and Fremont in 1912. Transcribed from the original: "Nevada Hotel - named Sal Sagev much later --Shirley Swanson." Wharton Drug Company named in the bottom left-hand corner of the postcard.
Site Name: Hotel Nevada
Address: 1 Fremont Street
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of a woman sitting atop the Las Vegas Club neon sign, circa 1950
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph of a woman in a swim suit is shown sitting atop an artist's rendering of the vertical Las Vegas Club neon sign, with the Las Vegas cityscape below. The illustration is signed "Boernge" in the lower left corner.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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Aerial photograph of the Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, Henderson (Nev.), September 8, 1942
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Archival Collection
Description
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Aerial photograph of North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 5, 1973
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Archival Collection
Description
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 07, 1947
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Photograph of a faro card game in the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), 1953
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Faro table in the Boulder Club Card Room. Transcribed from photo: "The card room at the back of the old Boulder Club where Larry Hazelwood played bridge, Jimmy Young played poker, etc. Permission to take this photo given by Jimmy Young, part owner along with Ken Houssels, Sr., Larry Hazelwood, Connie Hurley, and Mrs. Witcher. At the table left a shill from Horseshoe; right- Blackie- a Boulder Club shill; Standing behind Blackie, Boulder Club Bar manager, Ben; Standing next to Ben two regulars of the Boulder Club." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "About August, 1953"
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of YESCO workers installing Vegas Vic at the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Workers installing the now-famous Vegas Vic sign on the front of the Pioneer Club. Stamped on back of photo: "Photo by Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "First Highrise Hotel -- Center of action downtown throughtout the '30s was the Apache Hotel which boasted an elevator and a nitery downstairs. The corner is now Binion's Horseshoe, but the spot has undergone many name changes from Tony Cornero's 'S.S. Rex' to the Eldorado where the mobs were fighting for control of the race wire. Bugsy Siegel's influence was first felt here in the early '40s."
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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