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Various stores and buildings in Las Vegas displaying patriotic signs and U.S. flags in support of U.S. troops in Gulf War. (1991)

Cover of Harrah-scope, 1983. Las Vegas Holiday Inn/Holiday Casino joins Harrah's. The original hotel and casino had been designed by Homer Rissman. This item has not been digitized in its entirety. The original item is available for research and handling at the UNLV University Libraries. Additional digitization is available upon request. Please contact Special Collections to request additional digitization or with any questions regarding access at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Spring Mountain Road at Las Vegas Boulevard (site of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino). (Photo by McBride, May 1991)

The Sands Hotel primary marquee advertises Frank Sinatra; Betty Kean & Lew Parker; the Exciting Texas Copagirls; Antonio Morelli & His Music. The secondary marquee advertisies The Celebrities; The Four Mints; Veracruz Boys with Ruth Gillis; Tommy Doyle; the Ernie Stewart Trio in the lounge.

An image of the exterior of the Aqueduct at the Sands Hotel and Casino, which was designed by Julius Gabrielle. It was finished in pink and white tile and concrete. It was 275 feet in length, three stories tall, and it had 83 rooms. There were ten suites averaging 1600 square feet with the furnishings costing $18,000 to $22,000. Several of the suites included a private swimming pool and were rented for $115 a day.

The view of two cars in front of the Dr. Elwood Mead dedication plaque at Lakeview Point, Lake Mead. Because he was the commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation at the time when the lake was created, Dr. Elwood Mead was the inspiration behind Lake Mead's official name. The original home of the plaque, the viewing point provides visitors with a unique sight of the lake from the reservoir's outskirts.

An image of visitors surrounding the Dr. Elwood Mead dedication plaque at Lakeview Point, with parked cars nearby. Since he was the commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation at the time when the lake was created, Dr. Mead was the inspiration behind Lake Mead's official name. The original home of the plaque, the viewing point provides visitors with a unique sight of the lake from the reservoir's outskirts.