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Items left at the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign cover the crosses, 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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Items left at the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign cover a cross, looking west-northwest 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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Tourists using overpass on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. First installed in the 1990s, the pedestrian overpass has become commonplace along the Las Vegas Strip. Here, a tourist rides an escalator near Caesar's Palace hotel and casino as cars await the light at Flamingo Road.

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Las Vegas Contemporary Arts Center Records

Identifier

MS-00643

Abstract

The Las Vegas Contemporary Arts Center Records (1985-2012) are comprised of the organizational records of the Las Vegas Contemporary Arts Center (CAC), located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Materials include administrative files, records of exhibits hosted by the CAC, newspaper clippings, awards, and promotional materials. The records also include photographic prints, slides, and digital images of artwork.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a class standing in front of Las Vegas School, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1928

Date

1932-07-12

Description

The photograph was taken on May 25, 1928 and the class standing on the steps of Las Vegas School (Las Vegas, NV) is the eighth grade graduation class. Charles Harmon is among the graduates.

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, September 29, 1949

Date

1949-09-29

Archival Collection

Description

Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Paris Las Vegas' Eiffel Tower with Veer Towers, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-25

Description

The Paris Las Vegas replica of the Eiffel Tower is seen between the Veer Towers at City Center. Architecture on the Las Vegas Strip has had many different styles over the years.

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Las Vegas Casino and Hotel Advertisement Clippings Collection

Identifier

MS-00644

Abstract

The Las Vegas Casino and Hotel Advertisement Clippings Collection (1986-1999) is an artificial collection comprised of advertisements and clippings of various Las Vegas, Nevada hotels and casinos. The bulk of the advertisements are from the Las Vegas Review Journal.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Paiute Colony: correspondence

Date

1972 to 1976

Description

Resolution of the Colorado River Tribal Council to support the release of government land for the use of Native American families in Las Vegas. Letter to Realty Officer Robert Donlevy from Tribal Chairman Kenneth D. Anderson about withdrawing money for emergencies. Certificate of inspection and possession regarding the Las Vegas Paiute Colony signed by Realty Officer Robert Donlevy. Letters from Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Council Secretary Jeannette Anderson to Stewart Indian Agency Superintendent Robert L. Hunter and George Peterson asking for guidance and help regarding pollution control, health hazards, and gas fumes that may be affecting families. Article from Las Vegas Panorama detailing concerns about zoning, gas fumes, and other health hazard concerns impacting the Las Vegas Paiute Colony. Letter from Superintendent to Chairman Kenneth Anderson about developing a smoke shop complex. Letter from Acting Realty Officer B. J. Sallee about improving the access road to the Las Vegas Paiute Colony.

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Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00050

Abstract

The Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection depicts several events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1935 to 1983 that were documented by Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The photographs depict the fire at the Las Vegas School in 1935, the fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1980, an exhibition at the Lost City Museum in 1973, a memorial event honoring the first permanent school in Las Vegas in 1980, and an exhibition at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in 1983. The collection also contains photographs of some denizens of Las Vegas, including people at the Hughes Bar in Las Vegas, the last Union Pacific passenger train in Las Vegas, and schoolchildren at the Las Vegas School.

Archival Collection