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"Las Vegas: the American Way to Play" promotional video for Las Vegas

Date

1988

Description

Voiceover explains the varied and many amenities of visiting Las Vegas; including the new McCarran International Airport, clips of entertainment and nightlife, gambling, dining options, outdoor activities, local shopping malls (Meadows, Boulevard, Fashion Show); Wet 'n Wild water park; sports including boxing, golf, tennis, Thomas & Mack event opportunities, Laughlin, Nev.; the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman field center; discusses the monorail system under construction, and how Las Vegas is the premier convention and resort town. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

Moving Image

Photograph of Las Vegas Station, Las Vegas, 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

Black and white photograph of early view of the Las Vegas Station.

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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1994-06-05

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Las vegas Gay Pride Festival - June 5, 1994. Images including Kenny Kerr, Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, Ann Occhi. Some ID's on back of photos;

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Photograph of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce billboard, Las Vegas, 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Two unidentified men posing beside a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce billboard on Highway 91, now the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The billboard reads: "It takes 2 - your chamber of commerce, and you, to produce prosperity and progress."

Image

Photograph of the Hotel Las Vegas (Las Vegas), 1905

Date

1903 to 1907

Description

The Hotel Las Vegas was the first hotel in Las Vegas, a tent set up for people who came to participate in the land auction. Managed by Pop Squires." Transcribed from back of photo: "Hotel Las Vegas 1905. Hotel Las Vegas, built by Las Vegas Trading Co. in 1905 was located on North Main Street between Stewart and the creek across from Woodards Down Town Camp on grounds later occupied by Elwells Ware House. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored in Los Angeles, ready to be bolted together on arrival in Las Vegas. Hotel had 20 rooms. Floor space was 40 x 130 ft. Kitchen and Dining Room are seen next door to Hotel on the right. This Hotel was managed by Chas. P. Squires. Photo by Eddie Gillette, 1905." Transcribed from Special Collections sheet: "Selling of L.V. First L.V. Hotel pic cap. First Las Vegas Hotel -- The Hotel Las Vegas was made ready for the first buyers of real estate at the 1905 auction when the Las Vegas Trading Co., managed by Charles (Pop) Squires, opened the registry. All canvas and lumber used in building was cut to size and holes bored in Los Angeles, a prefab forerunner. Hotel Las Vegas boasted 20 rooms and was regarded as the top 'night spot' of its day."
Site Name: Hotel Las Vegas
Address: 1 Fremont Street

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The "Vegas Strong" heart sculpture at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, looking south in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-04-07

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1955

Date

1955

Description

Golden Anniversary layout of Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1955. Florence Lee Jones on the left and "Chick" Perkins on the right.

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Photograph of early Las Vegas, Las Vegas, 1910

Date

1910

Description

A picture of a bird's eye view of Las Vegas from the roof of the Episcopal Church.

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Letter from W. T. Stewart (Las Vegas) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), January 1, 1951

Date

1951-01-01

Archival Collection

Description

Stewart notified the Las Vegas Land and Water Company that unless water was provided or the rent lowered, he would terminate the lease and vacate the property.

Text

Las Vegas Rotary Club Historical Data

Date

1949 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

Historical data for the Las Vegas Rotary Club. Chartered March 15, 1923. Signed by Leonard Fayle, President (1949-1950) and Allye Lawson, Secretary. On the back of the page are handwritten notes about the members.

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