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Tourists cross Las Vegas Boulevard near the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240). Entrance to Pickhandle Gulch at left; Northern Belle loading bins and tailings are to its right and Northern Belle hill in center upper; railroad grade to Northern Belle can be seen diagonally up face of hill; at right, road connects with Main Street; stone building and Tarpey stone store to south and north of Main Street; ruins of Princess Mill foundations in center right.