Aerial view of Basic Magnesium Inc. plant site looking north towards Whitney Mesa
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "McNeil construction Co. Magnesium plant, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11-10-41"
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Postcard depicting the boat landing at Hemenway Wash on Lake Mead
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "Lake Mead Boat Landing, Boulder Dam, near Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder Dam National Recreational Area"
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Aerial view of Las Vegas Wash as it leaves the Las Vegas Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "Las Vegas Wash, lower left toward upper right. Beyond, at left, pinnacles & ''Lava'' Butte"
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Front exterior of the Frontier Hotel in 1987, showing exterior entrance to the Race & Sports Book. Marquee on the left advertises Siegfried & Roy in "Beyond Belief."
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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The front of the El Rancho Vegas with a woman in a bikini. Stamp on back of photo: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo."
Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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The Players Club on Highway 91 in Las Vegas in the mid to late 1940s. Neon sign on top of the buildings says "The Players."
Site Name: Players Club
Address: 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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"Eldorado" plans from 1966. The owners at the time considered re-naming the New Frontier Hotel and Casino to the Eldorado. Original medium: pencil on parchment.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Project overview sheets of the major elements of Circus Circus from November 1967. Stamped on the drawing: "Preliminary - not for construction purposes."
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photographic postcard featuring table games and the bar area of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. Transcribed from original: "The Million Dollar Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant, Las Vegas. Thousands of visitors are attracted annually by the lavishly decorated Casino with its Crystal Chandeliers, Famous Paintings and Mahogany Beams, reminiscent of the Barbary Coast days." Publishing info from original: "Plastichrome' by Colourpicture, Boston 15, Mass -- 6270 Mosley Ave., L.A."
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Martin Stern's final design of the Harrah's Tahoe tower. Transcribed from photo: "Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, plans to complete this 18 story hotel by mid-1973. The 270 room structure will have an attached three-level garage to handle over 400 cards, and a sky lounge dining room. The new hotel will be of earthen colors and face its narrowest façade toward Lake Tahoe." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Harrah's Tahoe. Stern's final design as constructed."
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50
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