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The Oakes Las Vegas Studio Photographs (approximately 1930-1939) consist of a sample book of photographic postcards by Oakes Vegas Studio. The images depict the construction of Hoover Dam and creation of Lake Mead; early Las Vegas, Nevada building and street scenes; landscape photographs of national parks including Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Death Valley; scenes of the Nevada desert and mountains surrounding Las Vegas; and the Lost City in Moapa Valley, Nevada. This album was kept at the Overland Hotel on Fremont Street as a display of postcards available for purchase.

The collection contains drawings, photographs, and posters featuring costumes designed by José Luis Viñas, a Spanish costume designer active in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1960 to 2000. Viñas is best known for his costume designs for Vive les Girls (1962-1975) and Casino de Paris (1963-1982), both long-running shows at the Dunes Hotel and Casino, as well as for Siegfried and Roy's show at the Frontier Hotel in the mid-1980s. Viñas also did some costume designs for an unidentified show in Sun City, South Africa in the late 1970s and later a show called Circus Cabaret at the Lady Luck Casino Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas.

The Maurine and Fred Wilson and Dr. William S. Park Audiovisual Collection (approximately 1900s-1970s) consist of audiovisual material created by the Wilson and Park families. The materials depict the Park homes in Las Vegas, Nevada; Park and Wilson family members; outdoor activities and vacation trips to California, Colorado, and Mexico. The collection also documents early views of the Kiel Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada, community parades and events, and early views of Las Vegas in the 1920s.