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Photograph of gamblers at the slots machines in the Sands (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

People at the slot machines in the Sands Casino. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Las Vegas, Nev., P.O. box 28, Photographers, Don English, Jerry Abbott, Joe Buck, Milt Palmer."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Aerial photograph of the Sands Hotel looking East (Las Vegas), early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1966

Archival Collection

Description

Aerial view of the Sands Hotel and adjacent property in the 1960s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Aerial photograph of the Sands Hotel looking West (Las Vegas), early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1966

Archival Collection

Description

Aerial view of the Sands Hotel and adjacent property in the 1960s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of the assembly of the porte-cochère in front of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), 1967

Date

1967

Description

Assembly of the Sands Hotel porte-cochère.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of workers assembling the neon sign for the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), 1952

Date

1952

Description

View of workers assembling the neon sign for the Sands.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of the front exterior of the Sands Hotel at dusk (Las Vegas), circa 1955

Date

1953 to 1957

Description

View at dusk of the Sands Hotel and neon sign seen from the street. Tallulah Bankhead headlines the marquee.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of the Hollywood Park guest wing at the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Hollywood Park - one of five two-story buildings which housed guests at the Sands in the 1950s. The five buildings were all named after famous American racetracks.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Film transparency of the front exterior of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Daytime view of the Sands neon sign, and porte-cochère as seen from Las Vegas Boulevard. Danny Thomas, Holger & Dolores, Norman Brooks and Red Norvo are featured on the marquee.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of Googie architectural design of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), façade, circa 1952

Date

1950 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Architect's proposal for the façade and porte-cochère of the Sands Hotel.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

Image

Photograph of the Sands Hotel tower under construction (Las Vegas), February 24, 1965

Date

1965-02-24

Description

The tower of the Sands under construction.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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