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Photograph of the neon sign of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), 1948

Date

1948

Description

The neon sign of the Thunderbird Hotel.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Thunderbird Hotel back exterior (Las Vegas), circa 1957

Date

1956 to 1958

Description

Back of the Thunderbird Hotel with a covered walkway leading to the Thunderbird Downs.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the entrance to the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa early 1950s

Date

1948 to 1955

Description

View of the front entrance and sign of the thunderbird Hotel. Sticker on back: "Please credit Las Vegas News Bureau, 0541."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of guests at the Thunderbird Hotel swimming pool (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Guests in the courtyard and swimming pool area of the Thunderbird Hotel.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of two women at a table in the courtyard of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Two women sitting at a table in the courtyard of the Thunderbird Hotel, near the swimming pool.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the exterior and marquee of the Thunderbird Hotel at night (Las Vegas), circa late1960s

Date

1967 to 1969

Description

Nighttime view of the sign in front of the Thunderbird Hotel, and the neon and electric signage spanning the length of the hotel. On the sign in front of the entrance: "Kings IV. Buckley and Collins. Thoroughly Modern Minsky, world famous burlesque, produced by Harold Minsky."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Googie style front entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Front entrance of the Thunderbird including the porte-cochère. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of two women near the front entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel showing the porte-cochère and the marquee. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip at night, 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip at night, showing the Thunderbird, El Rancho Vegas and the Sahara.
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, late 1940s

Date

1945 to 1949

Description

Las Vegas Strip from the roof of the Thunderbird, showing the El Rancho Vegas sign and the Sahara in the late 1940s
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: U.S. Rout 91, Las Vegas, NV

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