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701 |
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Photograph of an artist's concept of the electric sign on the exterior corner of the... |
Annotated artist's sketch of the Golden Nugget's exterior electric and neon sign at night. A label near the bottom right says "Produced by Young Electric Sign Co." Measurements and a flashing schedule are written near the bottom and other handwritten... |
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702 |
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Photograph of the exterior corner of the Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas), circa 1960s |
View from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets of neon signs on the exterior corner of the Horseshoe Club. |
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703 |
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Photograph of the front the Sahara Hotel and Casino at dusk (Las Vegas), 1980 |
View at dusk of the neon sign in front of the Sahara Hotel and Casino. The sign says 'Del Webb's Sahara.' Don Rickles and Buddy Greco are featured. |
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704 |
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Photograph of workers in boom lifts during construction on the Caesars Palace porte-cochère (Las Vegas),... |
Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979. |
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705 |
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Photograph of Googie architectural design drawing of the front exterior and marquee of the Sahara... |
Artist's conception of proposed facade changes to the Sahara. An enclosed pedestrian bridge crossing above the street is shown. |
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706 |
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Photograph of people watching remodeling work of the Circus Circus porte-cochère (Las Vegas), 1981 |
View of structural framework of the Circus Circus porte-cochère during remodeling, and the Circus Circus neon sign on Las Vegas Boulevard. |
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707 |
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Photograph of construction on the neon sign for the Aladdin Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas),... |
Daytime view of the neon sign for the Aladdin. The lower portion of the sign shows its structural framework. Lola Falana and the Smothers Brothers are featured. |
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708 |
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Photograph of neon sign for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), after 1958 |
Daytime view of the giant silver slipper and neon signs for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. Minsky's Burlesque and "the strip fight of the week: Red Lopez vs. Johnny Brooks" is advertised. |
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709 |
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Photograph of the entrance and marquee of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), 1950s |
Daytime view of the front exterior entrance to Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Frankie Laine headlines the sign on the lawn in front of the parking lot. |
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710 |
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Photograph of unfinished portions of Vegas Vic's body sign (Salt Lake City), 1951 |
Two men look at the unfinished body of Vegas Vic (for the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas) leaning against the outside of the YESCO shop in Salt Lake City. |
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711 |
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the exterior corner of the Sahara Hotel and Casino... |
Artist's conception of proposed facade changes to the Sahara. |
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712 |
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Photograph of a scale model of the Excalibur Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1989 |
Scale model of the proposed Excalibur Hotel and Casino as seen from the north. |
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713 |
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Photograph of remodeling of the porte-cochère in front of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), 1981 |
View of remodeling of the Circus Circus porte-cochère, seen from the front street entrance. |
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714 |
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), 1945 |
Daytime view of the front exterior of Boulder Club showing its marquee and neon sign. The center of the marquee shows an illustration of Hoover (then Boulder) Dam. Parts of the Club Savoy to the northwest and Apache Bar... |
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715 |
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Photograph of the Silver Slipper electric sign in front of the Young Electric Sign Company... |
Three men, with plans in hand, stand in front of the oversized silver slipper built for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. The slipper is mounted on the bed of a delivery truck. The front of the Young Electric Sign Company... |
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716 |
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Las Vegas Club at night (Las Vegas), circa... |
Nighttime view the front exterior of the Las Vegas Club seen from Fremont Street. The neon signs installed in 1948 are seen. |
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717 |
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Photograph of construction of the neon sign in front of the Sahara Hotel and Casino... |
A piece of the neon sign for the Sahara Hotel and Casino is hoisted by crane above the Sahara's sign on Las Vegas Boulevard. |
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718 |
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Photograph of construction on the exterior of the Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas), circa 1960s |
The facade of the Horseshoe Club under construction. |
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719 |
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Photograph of color-changing neon signs on the front and side exteriors of the Stardust Hotel... |
Nighttime view of neon signs on the front and side façades of the Stardust. |
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720 |
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Stardust Hotel and Casino at night (Las Vegas),... |
Nighttime view of neon signs in front of the Stardust. |
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721 |
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Sands Hotel at dusk (Las Vegas), circa 1955 |
View at dusk of the Sands Hotel and neon sign seen from the street. Tallulah Bankhead headlines the marquee. |
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722 |
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Photograph of work on the Stardust Hotel and Casino neon sign (Las Vegas), 1969 |
People watch a crane in front of the neon sign at an entrance to the Stardust near a parking lot. |
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723 |
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Photograph of construction on the porte-cochère of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa... |
Sahara porte-cochère under construction. |
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724 |
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Photograph of a side view of a scale model of the Riviera Hotel and Casino... |
Scale model of the Riviera Hotel and Casino. |
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725 |
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Photograph of construction of the neon sign of the Rio Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas),... |
Construction on the neon sign in front of the Rio Hotel and Casino. The sign gives employment and reservation phone numbers and announces the opening date of January 15 (1990). |
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726 |
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of a woman sitting atop the Las Vegas Club neon... |
A photograph of a woman in a swim suit is shown sitting atop an artist's rendering of the vertical Las Vegas Club neon sign, with the Las Vegas cityscape below. The illustration is signed "Boenge" in the lower left corner. |
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727 |
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Photograph of construction on the porte-cochère in front of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), 1981 |
Remodeling of the Circus Circus porte-cochère. |
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728 |
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the front exterior of the Las Vegas Club (Las... |
Artist's conception of the neon signs on the front façade of the Las Vegas Club. |
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729 |
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Photograph of old sign for the Sands Hotel being replaced by a new sign (Las... |
Disassembly of the old neon sign for the Sands, with the new sign next to it. |
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730 |
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Photograph of a scale model detail of a saloon entrance to the Golden Nugget Gambling... |
Detail of the Golden Nugget model showing the saloon entrance. |
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731 |
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Photograph of neon signs on the front and side exteriors of the Stardust Hotel and... |
Nighttime view of neon signs on the front and side facades of the Stardust. |
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732 |
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Photograph of remodeling of the neon sign outside of the Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), circa... |
New Sands sign being assembled while the old one is being removed. |
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733 |
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Photograph of the Flamingo neon champagne tower (Las Vegas), circa 1960s |
Two men shake hands while standing in front of the Flamingo's neon Champagne Tower. |
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734 |
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Photograph of the front exterior and parking lot of the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las... |
Daytime view of the front exterior of the Stardust Hotel and Casino, showing the neon sign advertising the 1961 edition of Lido de Paris. |
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735 |
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Photograph of construction on the Circus Circus porte-cochère (Las Vegas), 1981 |
Remodeling construction of the Circus Circus porte-cochère. |
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736 |
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the exterior corner of Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club... |
Artist's conception of neon signs on the exterior corner of Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club. |
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737 |
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Photograph of exterior corner of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall at dusk (Las Vegas), circa... |
View of the neon signs on the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall at Fremont and Second Streets. Signs for the Lucky Strike and Pioneer Club are seen in the background. |
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738 |
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Photograph of a detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las... |
Detail of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall as seen from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets. |
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739 |
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Photograph of assembly of the neon sign in front of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas),... |
A piece of the neon sign for the front the Boulder Club is hoisted to the top of the building. |
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740 |
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Photograph of the electric and neon sign for the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), 1941 |
The original El Rancho Vegas sign. Cabaret singer Hildegarde is featured on the sign. |
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741 |
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Photograph of color-changing neon sign on the façade of the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las... |
Nighttime view of neon sign on the facade of the Stardust. |
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742 |
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Photograph of assembly of the Mint neon sign (Las Vegas), 1957 |
Workers assemble the vertical neon sign over the entrance to the Mint. Part of the Boulder Club is seen next door. Part of the Silver Palace can be seen in the background. |
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743 |
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Photograph of the Las Vegas Blvd. side of a scale model of the Excalibur Hotel... |
Scale model of the proposed Excalibur Hotel and Casino as seen from the east. |
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744 |
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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the front exterior of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las... |
Artist's conception of the entrance of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn at night, showing its signature neon sign lit. Title near the bottom right reads "Proposed pylon sign." |
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745 |
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Photograph of construction on the Caesars Palace porte-cochère (Las Vegas), 1979 |
Remodeling of the Ceasars Palace porte-cochère in 1979. |
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746 |
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Photograph of the neon sign of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), 1965 |
Daytime view of the neon sign in front of the Hacienda Hotel, showing the hotel's logo of a caballero riding a horse. The sign advertises the hotel's 10th anniversary. |
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747 |
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Photograph of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1958 |
Scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall as seen from the corner of Fremont and Second Streets. |
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748 |
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Proposal for 1987 and beyond: a future look to Downtown Las Vegas, February 1, 1987 |
Overview of a master development plan for the City of Las Vegas from 1987. |
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749 |
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Photograph of Claudine Williams in front of a model of Harrah's Las Vegas, 1992-1997 |
Claudine Williams in front of a model of the newly formed Harrah's Las Vegas. This model shows the expansion and planned renovation of the hotel and casino completed in 1997. |