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Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) building the neon sign for Buffalo Bill's Hotel, and scenes of their sign graveyard: photographic negatives, 1994 June 01
Collection Name: Wayne C. Kodey Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 10
Archival Component
Photograph of letter from Piggly-Wiggly Logan Company, R.L. Sheffield to Young Electric Sign Company, complimenting the company on the signs it had installed, 1931 February 13
Collection Name: Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
Box/Folder: Box 07
Archival Component
Slides of Downtown Las Vegas views with the Neonopolis construction, Fremont Street Experience, and Strip views of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, the Venetian Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas, and Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) signs, 1986-1992
Collection Name: Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Photograph of the front exterior of the Mint Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1957
The Mint on Fremont Street before its expansion in 1958.
Site Name: Mint Las Vegas
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Henry Schutte oral history interview
Oral history interview with Henry Schutte conducted by an unknown collector on an unknown date in approximately the 1980s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Schutte discusses working on trains since childhood and explains the type of maintenance he performed. Schutte then describes his career at the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO).
Archival Collection
Young Electric Sign Company
Corporate Body
Reno Arch, Reno, Nevada: photographic print
View of the Reno Arch during the day.
345 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501
City of Reno
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the Dunes Hotel sign (Las Vegas), circa 1955
Artist's concept of the Dunes Hotel sign. Stamped on original: "Frank and Virginia Ball Studio - 222 South 2nd Street - Las Vegas, Nevada."
Site Name: Dunes Hotel
Address: 3650 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Michael Young and Jeffrey Young oral history interview
Oral history interview with Michael Young and Jeffrey Young conducted by Stefani Evans on October 05, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Michael and Jeffrey discuss their upbringing in Salt Lake City, Utah. They talk about their family business, Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO), and the various jobs they held at the company. Michael and Jeffrey describe the first signs YESCO completed for early downtown Las Vegas, Nevada properties, and the company’s growth during that time. Later, Michael and Jeffrey talk about the significance that YESCO has in Las Vegas, and becoming stewards of the company. Lastly, Michael and Jeffrey discuss the ownership model that YESCO has established.
Archival Collection