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Slide of the 5th Street Liquor Store sign, Las Vegas, 1986

Date

1986

Description

The 5th (Fifth) Street Liquor Store in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 5th Street Liquor Store was opened in 1948, and the shop's well known sign was designed by YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company).

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Slide of the 4 Mile Bar, Boulder Highway, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

The 4 Mile Bar located on Boulder Highway in Nevada. Originally called the Four Mile Spring, the 4 Mile Bar has transformed from a natural spring to a brothel to a bar since opening in 1932. Site Name: 4 Mile Bar (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Slide of Eldorado Casino, Henderson, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

Eldorado Casino located at 140 South Water Street Henderson, Nevada. Originally the Wheel Casino, the Eldorado Casino was opened in 1962 and is now owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation.

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Slide of Eldorado Casino sign, Henderson, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

Night view of the Eldorado Casino located at 140 South Water Street Henderson, Nevada. Originally the Wheel Casino, the Eldorado Casino was opened in 1962 and is now owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation.

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Slide of Primadonna Club, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

The night view of the Primadonna Club, now Hilton's Virginia Street Casino, originally located on North Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada. Opened from 1964 to 1978, the Primadonna Club was marked by five, twenty-feet tall female sculptures which were located only feet away from the well known Reno Arch. Site Name: Primadonna Club (Reno, Nev.)

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Slide of the Primadonna Club sign, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Primadonna Club, now Hilton's Virginia Street Casino, originally located on North Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada. Opened from 1964 to 1978, the Primadonna Club was marked by five, twenty-feet tall female sculptures which were located only feet away from the well known Reno Arch. Site Name: Primadonna Club (Reno, Nev.)

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Slide of the Eldorado marquee, Reno, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

Night view of the Eldorado hotel and casino and its marquee sign, both owned by the Carano family, in Reno, Nevada. While the Eldorado was opened in 1973, its marquee sign displayed in the photograph was installed in 1986. Site Name: Eldorado (Reno, Nev.)

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Slide of the MGM Grand, Reno, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

Night view of the MGM Grand in Reno, Nevada. Officially opened in May of 1978, the MGM Grand has been changed and remodeled into multiple other casinos, including the Bally's Reno, then the Reno Hilton, and finally the 2011 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR). Site Name: MGM Grand (Reno. Nev.)

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Film transparency of Lake Mead, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

A color image of Lake Mead printed on a glass plate.

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Film transparency of Mt. Charleston, Nevada, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Image of a cabin at Mt. Charleston printed on nitrate film.

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