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

Date
2017-04-12
Description
Tourists overwhelmingly prefer to use the private property walkway built into the Treasure Island hotel and casino over the public sidewalk. The decision to include both a private and public sidewalk was in part related to the discussion of access that must be provided to the public if a property incorporates the public space into their designs. Then owner Steve Wynn chose to leave the traditional sidewalk rather than grant access to the private property for public protests or other public uses. Other casinos chose to differently.

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Admiral's Point apartment complex in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-08-29
Description
Admiral's Point apartment complex Point on South Durango Drive provides a buffer between the high volume thoroughfare and the high end homes that line the manmade lakes. Built in the 1980s, The Lakes is one of the last development's with a manmade lake as its feature and features generous use of grass landscaping. This area is just south of West Sahara Avenue near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.480' x W115 °16.749')

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Admiral's Point apartment complex in The Lakes, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-08-29
Description
Admiral's Point apartment complex Point on South Durango Drive provides a buffer between the high volume thoroughfare and the high end homes that line the manmade lakes. Built in the 1980s, The Lakes is one of the last development's with a manmade lake as its feature and features generous use of grass landscaping. This area is just south of West Sahara Avenue near South Durango Drive. August 29, 2017 UNLV Libraries Special Collections / Aaron Mayes N36 °08.509' x W115 °16.750')

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Photograph of Geraldine and Mayme Stocker with two unidentified workers, Overton, Nevada, circa 1932-1940

Date
1932 to 1940
Description
Geraldine Stocker and Mayme Stocker with two unidentified workers from the the Northern Club at the Overton Mill in Overton, Nevada.

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Photograph of Boulder City High School athletic stadium, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1951

Date
1950 to 1952
Description
The installation of the original lighting system used on the Boulder City High School athletic field in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Caesars Palace and Flamingo Hotel marquee, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1966-1969

Date
1966 to 1969
Description
The Flamingo Hotel and Casino seen from the Caesars Palace parking lot, Las Vegas, Nevada. The marquees of both hotels are seen, and part of the original Caesars Palace building is seen. Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.); Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of snow or sand covering a house and mining building, Moapa, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date
1930 to 1949
Description
Snow or sand covering a house, automobiles and mining buildings in Moapa, Nevada. Photograph has caption "Silica Sand Moapa."

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Photograph of Nevada Club marque on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s - early 1960s

Date
1955 to 1965
Description
The Nevada Club marque lights up Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arthur G. Grant owned ten-percent of the Nevada Club. Neon signs for the Lucky Strike Club and Lucky Strike's Bingo Club (top, center) and Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (bottom, left) can be seen around Nevada Club. Site Name: Nevada Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 113 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of funeral procession for Sheriff Thomas Logan, Tonopah, Nevada, April 12, 1906

Date
1906-04-12
Description
The funeral procession for Sheriff Thomas W. Logan, led by a musical band, down a main street in Tonopah, Nevada. People watch from the sides of the street and from balconies. Logan was shot and killed in the line of duty on April 7, 1906. Caption: "Funeral of Sheriff Thomas Logan, in Tonopah, Nev." Photo is probably by H. T. Shaw.

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Film transparency of a press truck in a Labor Day Parade, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930

Date
1928 to 1932
Description
A Press truck in a Labor Day Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.

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