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Photograph of a parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1956

Date
1956
Description

Parade on Fremont Street showing views of the façades of the Pioneer Club, California Club and others. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the entrance of the Last Frontier Village and the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

View of the Silver Slipper and the entrance to Last Frontier Village. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Handwritten plan with measurements of neon tubing needed for Vegas Vic, 1951

Date
1951
Description

Document showing lengths of different colors of neon tubing needed for the Vegas Vic sign to be installed at the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the exterior corner of the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), circa 1951

Date
1951 to 1953
Description

Nighttime view of the exterior corner of the Pioneer Club after the addition of Vegas Vic. The Westerner is seen next door.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the south elevation of Harrah's Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), circa mid 1960s

Date
1963 to 1967
Description

South elevation and parking area of Harrah's Tahoe.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

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Photograph of Harrah's Tahoe front entrance (Stateline, Nev.), circa mid 1960s

Date
1963 to 1967
Description

Front entrance and marquee of Harrah's Tahoe.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

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Photograph of Harrah's Tahoe side entrance (Stateline, Nev.), circa mid 1960s

Date
1963 to 1967
Description

Side entrance of Harrah's Tahoe.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

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Photograph of the Silver Slipper (Las Vegas), circa 1969

Date
1967 to 1970
Description

Front of the Silver Slipper looking southwest from Las Vegas Boulevard. Stamp on accompanying cardstock: "Allen Photographers Inc."
Site Name: Silver Slipper
Address: 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of Googie architecture, Ship's Coffee Shop (Westwood, Calif.), circa 1963

Date
1961 to 1965
Description

Martin Stern Jr. is credited as a pioneer of Googie style architecture; his first of that style was Ship's Coffee Shop. Three Ship's Coffee Shops operated in the Los Angeles area from 1956 until the 1990s.
Site Name: Ship's Coffee Shop

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Painting of Vegas Vic by Pat Denner, 1951

Date
1951
Description

Color watercolor or gouache painting of Vegas Vic for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas, showing how the metal should be painted. The picture is signed 'Denner' by YESCO designer Pat Denner.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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