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Photograph of a waterfall at Grand Canyon, circa late 1930s

Date
1935 to 1939
Description
The view of three unidentified gentlemen standing by a waterfall that splashes into the Colorado River located in the rocky Grand Canyon. Located in Arizona, the Grand Canyon was carved by erosion from the Colorado River, which resultantly left the canyon an estimated 277 miles long, a mile deep, and up to 18 miles wide. Today, about two billion years of geological history has been exposed at the canyon.

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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948

Date
1948 to 1949
Description
Crowds watch as women in costumes pose on top of an unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade as it drives down Fremont Street in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall during the year 1948 or 1949. Written on the side of the float are the names: "Cole Porter", "Irving Berlin", and "Bing Crosby". Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Photograph of the casino interior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description

Crowded interior view of the Las Vegas Club at its original location. Transcribed from original: "The Las Vegas Club has all standard games, and last year put the first turtle derby, at pari mutuel [sic] betting ever staged in Nevada."
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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Clyde Rufus Terrell seated at the linotype machine at the Tonopah Times Bonanza: photographic print

Date
1948
Description

This photo was taken about two years prior to his death in 1950. From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.D. Terrell Family. Clyde Rufus Terrell seated at the linotype machine at the Tonopah Times Bonanza, which he owned, Tonopah, Nevada. Terrell would compose stories for the newspaper at the linotype keyboard.

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Riders and horses at the mouth of Torpedo Canyon: photographic print

Date
1947 to 1949
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.D. Wiley Family. Left to right: Fred Kennedy, a resident of Sandy Valley for many years; caretaker of the Hidden Hills Ranch (name unknown); a client (name unknown) of Roland Wiley, owner of the Hidden Hills, Ranch; another client of Roland Wiley's (name unknown).

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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-04-12
Description
Tourists descend on an escalator to Las Vegas Boulevard after using the pedestrian overpass connecting the Treasure Island and the Venetian Hotel and Casinos. Overpasses like this 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.

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Photograph of Louis Wiener, Jr., 1980s - 1990s

Date
1980 to 1996
Description

A portrait of Louis Wiener, Jr. Louis Wiener, Jr., Valerie Wiener?s father, arrived in Las Vegas, NV, in 1931. He, like his daughter, graduated from Las Vegas High School. After graduating from the University of California/Berkeley Boalt School of Law, Louis practiced law in Las Vegas for 55 years until the day he died in 1996.

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Photograph of Robert D. "Bob" Fisher, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 2016

Date
2016-05-15
Description

Longtime Las Vegas broadcaster Robert D. "Bob" Fisher works during the taping of his weekly radio show "America's Diabetes Hour" broadcast from the Beasley Group's 2920 S Durango Drive location on KDWN AM 720. Fisher came to Las Vegas in 1992 to become the founding president and CEO of the Nevada Broadcasters Association (NVBA). He held that position for 22 years.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 15, 1978

Date
1978-08-15
Description
Agenda and meeting minutes for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Senate. CSUN Session 7 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Transcript of interview with Bess Rosenberg by Jerry Masini, November 12, 1975

Date
1975-11-12
Description

Interview with Bess Rosenberg by Jerry Masini on November 12, 1975. In this interview, Rosenberg describes coming to Las Vegas in 1942, and the desert landscape. She gives an in-depth recollection of the first atomic test, and talks about different weather and the seasons in Las Vegas. Rosenberg describes several clubs and hotels around downtown and the recreation at Lake Mead and Mount Charleston.

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