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The Dunes Hotel Driving Range: photographic film
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)
Description
A view of the Dunes Hotel Driving Range from the parking lot. A Union 76 gasoline station is visible in the background. The Dunes golf course opened in 1959. In 1993 the Dunes Golf and Country Club, since re-named The Mirage Golf Club, closes. It is now occupied by parts of Park MGM, New York-New York, CityCenter, and Cosmopolitan, and T-Mobile Arena.
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An aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip at night: photographic film
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)
Description
An aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip at night taken from the Hotel Flamingo looking north. For a southern view see Source ID 0220_0015, Digital ID pho026249.
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A nighttime aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip: photographic film
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)
Description
An aerial of Las Vegas Strip at night looking South. Neon signs for the Sultan's Table (Dunes) restaurant, Denny's restaurant, Hotel Royal palms and Tally Ho are visible. For a northern view see Source ID 0220_0014, Digital ID pho026248.
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A daytime aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip: photographic film
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)
Description
A daytime aerial view of the of Las Vegas Strip. The view is from the Hotel Flamingo looking north. For a similar view at night see Source ID 0220_0014, Digital ID pho026248. For a southern view at night see Source ID 0220_0015, Digital ID pho026249.
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Gragson, Oran K.
Politician Oran Gragson was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, a position he held from 1959 to 1975. He was born February 14, 1911, near Tucamari, New Mexico. In 1919 his family moved to Arkansas, then later to Texas. Gragson came to the Las Vegas area in 1932, and worked at the Hoover Dam for a short time before finding employment in highway construction. He later managed the Boulder Inn Casino and Dance Hall and then became part owner of a new and used furniture store. He later opened the North Main Furniture Store, followed by the Charleston Appliance Center.
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