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Photograph of Houssels House passing the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1983

Date

1983

Archival Collection

Description

Moving the Houssels House from its original location 1012 S. 6th, Las Vegas, to its new site on the UNLV campus, Brussells St. The house is seen here on the back of a truck, passing by the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Site Name: Houssels House

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Photograph of Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 17, 1980

Date

1980-11-17

Description

An exterior view of the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort fenced off from public use. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 500 East Washington Avenue

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Opus Dance Ensemble of Las Vegas Collection

Identifier

MS-01121

Abstract

The Opus Dance Ensemble of Las Vegas Collection (1988-1996) contains the newsletters and bi-annual concert programs for the Las Vegas, Nevada nonprofit dance organzation. The organization was comprised of dancers and choreographers from various leading Las Vegas production shows, and held bi-annual performances at the Tropicana Hotel.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Las Vegas High School library club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1929

Date

1929

Description

The Las Vegas High School library club of 1929. Pictured standing in bottom row are, left to right, Arlene Stewart, Laura McDonald, Joy Simon, Eva Adams, teacher. Middle row, left to right are Catherine Deverell, Mary Stockburger, Helen Garner, June Simon. Top row, left to right are Bessie Gregory, Dorothy Buzick, Doris Kramer, Frances Martin. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Letter from W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas) to Howard W. Cannon (Las Vegas), May 4, 1951

Date

1951-05-04

Archival Collection

Description

Mr. Johnson informing the city attorney that the land causing the mosquito problem was the four acre Stewart burial plot, and referred him to the Stewart heirs.

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Slide of the porte cochere of the El Rancho Vegas, Las Vegas, circa early 1950s

Date

1950 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

An image of automobiles under the porte cochere of the El Rancho Vegas. The neon "windmill" sign is visible on top of the building.

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North Las Vegas City Hall near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Civic Center Drive in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-12-04

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.

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Photograph of Louis Simonoff, Las Vegas, 1982

Date

1982

Description

A picture of Louis Simonoff who was an Associate Professor of Mathematics and a magic instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Co. General Manager to C. W. Shelley (Las Vegas), July 7, 1950

Date

1950-07-07

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Land and Water Co. requesting an invoice from the city to pay the money they owed for having two uniformed officers enforcing water restrictions for the summer.

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A man looks over items left at the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking north-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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