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Photograph of the MGM Grand Hotel Fire (Las Vegas), November 21, 1980

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Creator
Creator: Henry, Scott
Date
1980-11-01
Description

Smoke pouring out of the MGM Grand, now Ballys, on November 21, 1980. Stamp on back of photo: "R-J Photo by Scott Henry." The MGM Grand Hotel was rebuilt in 1981 and sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Digital ID
sky000109
Physical Identifier
0050:0002
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1571817b
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Subject
Views
Fires
Smoke
Buildings
Time Period
1980s (1980 - 1989)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
color photographs
Digital Project
Dreaming the Skyline: Resort Architecture and the New Urban Space
Citation

sky000109. Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection, Not Found. PH-00050. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1571817b

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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
Language

English

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