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Photograph of Attorney John Wanderer, Las Vegas (Nev.), October 27, 2016
Date
2016-10-27
Archival Collection
Description
Longtime Las Vegas resident and attorney John Wanderer poses with his 1963 Ford Thunderbird at his home.
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1955
Archival Collection
Description
From the Mary and Arthur Ackerman Photograph Collection (PH-00306). The intersection of Sahara and the Las Vegas Blvd. Pictured on the east side of the Strip from left to right: The Sahara Hotel and Casino and the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino. The El Rancho Hotel and Casino is pictured on the west side of the Strip. The Joe E. Brown Race Track is in the top-middle.
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Photograph of Major A. Riddle, circa 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Major A. Riddle, Las Vegas gambling pioneer. He opened the Dunes, Silver City, and Silver Nugget and turned the old Thunderbird into the Silverbird.
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Photograph of officials on boat at Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, July 18, 1951
Date
1951-07-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of members of the Nevada State Board of Control sailing on the Thunderbird Hotel's new cruiser on Lake Mead, with Lt. Governor Cliff Jones at the helm. The other men in the image may include the following: Dan Franks (State Treasurer); Cliff Jones; Ralph Thomas (Secretary to Governor); Charles H. Russell; Peter Merialso (State Controller); and John Koontz (Secretary of State).
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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip at night, 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
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 a flag at half-mast at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 20, 1982
Date
1982-01-20
Archival Collection
Description
U.S. flag at half-mast in front of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Fighter Weapons Center at Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada) following a fatal Thunderbirds crash in Indian Springs, Nevada.
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Slide of the Manor Motor Lodge, Elko, Nevada, 1986
Date
1986
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Manor Motor Lodge in Elko. The sign advertising the motel reads: "Manor Motor Lodge, Family Units, Queen Beds, Phones, Indv A.C., Pool." The Thunderbird Motel sign is visible in the background.
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Captain Willie Mays: photographic print
Date
1994-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
From the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (PH-00277) -- Capt. Willie Mays, left wing, Thunderbirds Precision Flying Team. Nellis Air Force Base. (1-19-82)
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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, late 1940s
Date
1945 to 1949
Archival Collection
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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Captain Joseph "Pete" Peterson: photographic print
Date
1994-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
From the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (PH-00277) -- Capt. Joseph "Pete" Peterson, Right Wing, Thunderbirds Precision Flying Team Nellis Air Force Base. (1-19-82)
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