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Photograph of Lake Mead submerging the town of St. Thomas, June 1938
An adobe home in St. Thomas surrounded by water.
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Photograph looking west across the Las Vegas Valley towards the Spring Mountains
Looking west across the Las Vegas Valley towards the Spring Mountains.
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Photograph looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake Mead, before 1970
Looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake Mead.
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Photograph looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains
Looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains.
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Photograph of people in swimming pool, Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, before 1920
People swimming in the pool at the Las Vegas Ranch. Inscription on bottom of photo: In the plunge at Las Vegas.
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Photograph of people in and near a pool, Las Vegas, before 1920
People swimming at the pool at the old ranch. Inscription at top of photo: In the plunge at Las Vegas.
Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: View of the plunge include Kong Slide
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Aerial photograph of Twin Lakes, Lorenzi Park, Nevada, 1953
Aerial view of Twin Lakes Resort.
Transcribed Notes: Written on back of photo: Twin Lakes about 1953 before subdivisions around property
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking west, 1945
Aerial view of Las Vegas immediately following the close of World War II
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Film transparency of the casino area in the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
Craps, roulette, roulette and blackjack tables in the Thunderbird Casino.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of the front exterior of the Tropicana Hotel (Las Vegas), after 1957
Daytime view of front exterior of the Tropicana, featuring the the Tulip Fountain.
Site Name: Tropicana Hotel
Address: 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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