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Town Square, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2018-01-14
Description
Town Square is a shopping, dining and entertainment center at 6605 Las Vegas Blvd South at the junction of I-15 and the 215 Beltway. The 93-acre, open-air center features 24 buildings detailing a collage of Old World and contemporary architectural styles.

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Photograph of U.S. Senators from Nevada and Arizona, circa 1910s to 1920s

Date
1910 to 1929
Description
A group of people in the desert, probably in Nevada. From left to right: "Senator Ashurst, Mr. & Mrs. Senator James G. Scrugham (Nevada), and Senator Norris."

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Photograph of "Tournament of Champions", Las Vegas, Nevada, December, 1962

Date
1962-12
Description
Tournament of Champions held at the Desert Inn Golf Course, Las Vegas, Nevada, December, 1962. Pictured L-R: Walter Winchell, an unidentified woman, Wilbur Clark, Muriel Rothkopf, Toni Clark.

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Photographic slide of people at Tule Springs, Nevada, May 1955

Date
1955-05
Description
Written on the slide: "CL-252 site (SWM, area 2, site D). Simpson's scraper site before excavation. M. R. Harrington, D. Simpson, S. Peck. Tule Springs, Nevada. Clark County. May, 1955."

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Map showing water pipelines, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 15, 1914

Date
1914-01-15
Description
'S.P.L.A.&S.L.R.R., Los Angeles Division.' 'Jan. 15, 1914.' Includes other parts of water utilities besides pipelines such as sump pumps and water tanks. Scale varies. Blueprint. Library's copy includes hand-written notes.

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Original townsite homes, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2016-10-19
Description
Original townsite homes and apartments sit along West Basic Road in downtown Henderson across from the government complex. Built in 1942, the homes were designed as temporary housing for workers employed at the Basic Magnesium Inc. manufacturing facility constructed during World War II.

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Original townsite home, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2016-10-19
Description
An original townsite home on the corner bounded by West Pacific and West Atlantic Avenues and Gold Street in downtown Henderson. Built in 1942, the house was designed as temporary housing for workers employed at the Basic Magnesium Inc. manufacturing facility constructed during World War II.

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CityCenter transportation, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-05-08
Description
At the core of CityCenter is a transportation hub with pedestrians, autos, and tram traffic converging at one point as seen from the 32nd floor of the Monte Carlo hotel and casino. Design for the CityCenter project was a departure from contemporary casino resort property design popularized in Las Vegas.

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CityCenter transportation, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-05-08
Description
At the core of CityCenter is a transportation hub with pedestrians, autos, and tram traffic converging at one point as seen from the 32nd floor of the Monte Carlo hotel and casino. Design for the CityCenter project was a departure from contemporary casino resort property design popularized in Las Vegas.

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Cadence vacant land, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-05-11
Description
For decades the western neighborhoods of Henderson experienced explosive growth as the city moved from small industrial town clustered around the World War II era plants to Las Vegas suburbs and the state's second largest city. Cadence hopes to change that as a large masterplanned community north of East Lake Mead Parkway and Boulder Highway.

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