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Photograph of the casino interior of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), circa 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description

Crowded interior view of the Boulder Club on Fremont Street. Transcribed from original: "The busy Boulder Club, at Las Vegas, Nev., has been in operation since 1929 under the original ownership. Even Faro is played here, and the club provides both bingo and a race book to take care of all tastes in gaming."
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the Flamingo Hotel pool and courtyard (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

View of the pool and courtyard area of the Flamingo Hotel. Stamp on back of photo: "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: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the front of the Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

View of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, including a full parking lot. The Champagne Tower is seen on the right. 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: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the Helldorado Days Parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Helldorado Days Parade marching down Fremont Street, and past the neon signs that led to the street's nickname, "Glitter Gulch." 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 Wilbur Clark and friends, Park Sheraton Hotel, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Wilbur Clark and friends at the Park Sheraton Hotel, circa 1950s. Pictured L-R, front: Eartha Kitt, Gloria Dehaven, Walter Winchell, Bob Hope; Bill Kozloff (behind Hope), Wilbur Clark, Walter Winchell's son (front, right), Joe E. Lewis (back, far right). (Credit: Bill Mark, Park Sheraton Hotel). Circa 1950s.

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Photograph of Dumpty Humpty setting a world record in the six furlongs race, Golden Gates Field, November 2, 1957

Date
1957-11-02
Description
Dumpty Humpty, ridden by Peter Moreno, setting a world record in the six furlongs race at Golden Gates Field, November 2, 1957. Text at the top of the photo: "Dumpty Humpty setting world record six furlongs in 1:08", "Golden Gate Fields, Nov. 2, 1957", "Peter Moreno, jockey", Pirnie (2nd)", Richmond Handicap $10,000 Added", Caronat (3rd)", "Radkovich & Clark, Owner", "Don Early, Trainer". Wilbur Clark and William Radkovich are the owners of the horse.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1961

Date
1961
Description
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, with placards showing the domed Las Vegas Convention Hal "now under construction". L-R, seated: Don Pulliam; Dick Ronzone; unidentified; Ted Weins; Oran Gragson; Herb Waldman; Grant Stewart; Ray Thorne; unidentified; Norrison Beatty; unidentified. L-R, standing in rear: Jackie Sylvester; Bernard Swanson.

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Photograph of Miss Universe contestants by a Desert Inn private plane, Long Beach, California, 1956

Date
1956
Description
An unidentified man helps a Miss Universe contestant disembark from a private plane from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Three other contestants pose outside of the plane. The fifth Miss Universe pageant was held on July 20, 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Imprint at bottom of photograph: "Official photograph 1956. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, produced by International Beauty Congress, Long Beach, California,. U.S.A."

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Film transparency of several people posed for a picture, Las Vegas, 1908

Date
1908
Description
Black and white image of several people posing for a photograph. Handwritten text on the image indicates some of their names: 1. Tweed Wilson; 2. Mrs. Ball; 3. Joe McQuade; 4. Spud [Lake]: 5. Jim Wilson; 6. Olive [Lake]; 7. Wanda [Ball]; 8. Lois Ball; 9. Ada [Lake]. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.

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Film transparency of women in front of a high school dormitory, Las Vegas, 1912-1913

Date
1912 to 1913
Description
Black and white image of several young women, including Mary Syphus, Florence Bishop, Martha Kramer, Helen Bunker, Wanda Ball, and Olive Lake, standing in the front yard of a dorm where most of them lived while attending high school in Las Vegas.

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