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Piles of items left at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign as part of the 1 October memorial, looking north-west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

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. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Signs attached to the fence are part of the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

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. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, July 14, 1949

Date

1949-07-14

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Letter from T. E. Fennessy (Las Vegas) to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, May 31, 1946

Date

1946-05-31

Archival Collection

Description

Letter written by the Las Vegas City Manager, announcing a meeting on June 14, 1946 to discuss the water situation in the Las Vegas Valley. The letterhead includes a green colored engraving of an artesian well and an irrigation headgate. The attached letter mentioned by Mr. Fennessy is referenced below.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes marching, Las Vegas, circa late 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes marching on the Las Vegas High School football field in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing, Las Vegas, circa late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing on the Las Vegas High School football field in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of the Las Vegas Day train ride, Las Vegas, circa 1980

Date

1980

Description

Elbert Edwards and his family at the Las Vegas Day train ride in Las Vegas, Nevada. A young boy is shown sleeping here beside his toy truck.

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The Boulder Dam Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 30, 1926

Date

1926-09-30

Archival Collection

Description

Weekly newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, May 18, 1950

Date

1950-05-18

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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"Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad - The Goldfield Route" map

Date

1910

Description

Map showing "Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad 'The Goldfield Route.'" On the back it lists a timetable, railroad employees and executives, and descriptions of districts and towns: Johnnie, Beatty, Rhyolite, Bonnie Clare, Goldfield, Tonopah, Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Hornsilver.

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