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Photograph of the front exterior of the original Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas), 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description

Las Vegas Club in its original location on the south side of Fremont Street next to the Pioneer Club. The Las Vegas Club was the first casino with a neon sign. This photo shows the doors that replaced the original open front.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the Last Frontier Hotel swimming pool (Las Vegas), circa 1950

Date
1945 to 1955
Description

View of the Las Frontier Hotel and swimming pool. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Pool, Last Frontier Hotel. Bill Moore purposely situated the pool in front of the hotel, rather than behind the building, in order to entice guests."
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of Fremont Street and the front exterior of the Golden Nugget (Las Vegas), circa 1979

Date
1977 to 1981
Description

Golden Nugget on Fremont Street in the late 1970s. Also visible are the Horseshoe, the Golden Gate, the Vegas Vic sign, and the Plaza.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Golden Nugget and Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1951

Date
1949 to 1953
Description

Golden Nugget at 129 Fremont Street, circa 1951. Also visible are the Frontier Club, the Vegas Club, the Vegas Vic sign, Union Plaza, the Boulder Club, and Hotel Apache. Note: photograph is damaged.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Unidentified man, Nanelia Siegfried and Lou-Vee B. Siegfried riding a car, Liberty, Washington: photographic print

Date
1918
Description
From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240). Unidentified man standing in front of car, Nanelia Siegfried inside car, Lou-Vee B. Siegfried on far side of car (identified from left to right)

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Harrah-scope Magazine: photographic print

Date
1983-06
Description
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.

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Photograph of the Sands Hotel marquee, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
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.

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Photograph of the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, May 1964

Date
1964-05
Description
An exterior view of the Sands Hotel, as seen from Las Vegas Blvd. The primary marquee advertises Alan King; Chubby Checker; Antonio Morelli and His Music. The secondary marquee advertises Morry King and His Violins; Dave Burton; Danny Costello; Ernie Stewart.

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Photograph of exterior of the Aqueduct, Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 1963

Date
1963
Description
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.

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Film transparency of Lakeview Point, Lake Mead, circa 1931-1936

Date
1931 to 1936
Description
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.

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