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Name and location of repository
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Item
Title
D70357-68
Date(s)
- 1952-10-27 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
The casinos lining this street in Las Vegas, Nevada, in October, 1952, are lit with neon and incandescent electric signs that are taller than the buildings to which they are attached. The "Golden Nugget Gambling Hall" electric sign appears to dwarf the neon signs of other establishments; this sign is no longer in usage in 2002 as it has been replaced by more elegant gold lighting. The "Hotel Apache" sign includes a neon outline of an Indian brave's head. The outline of cowboy "Vegas Vic" invites gamblers to the "Pioneer Club". A Shell gasoline station is situated at the intersection in the foreground. Photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co.
Casinos--Las Vegas--1950-1960; Electric signs--Las Vegas--1950-1960;