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Slide of downtown Reno, Nevada, 1950s

Information

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
A black and white image of downtown Reno during the day. The illuminated neon sign bridging the two sides of the street together reads: "Reno, The Biggest Little City In The World." Pedestrians and automobiles can be seen lining the street underneath various shops and buildings such as Harold's Club, Nevada Club, Harrah's, Herz Jewelry, and the Dancing Hay Market Club.
Digital ID
pho003842
Physical Identifier
0225_0365
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1mg7fv3z
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Sierra Nevada Museum of Art
Contributor: Nevada Historical Society
Subject
Cities and towns
Neon sculpture
Electric signs
Central business districts
Casinos
Coffeehouses
Automobiles
People
Stores, Retail
Place
Reno
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
slides (photographs)
Source
Downtown, 1913
Citation

pho003842. Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection. PH-00225. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1mg7fv3z.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2530 x 1903 pixels
1.2048 x 0.9062 inches
14468742 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff