Night view of El Rancho Vegas, the first hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip

Gift of Beth and Robert Millett, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
Description: 

Slide. Night view of El Rancho Vegas, the first hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip (or US highway 91). From box originally labeled “"Army 42-4." Nevada, United States. 1942-44

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Accession Number: 
Date: 
1942
1944
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Items relating to the service of, or collected by, William J. Boylhart Jr., predominantly color Kodachrome slides of his service and occupation duty in the MTO and ETO along with images from his leave time spent in the United States. Many images feature his girlfriend Lyn.
Geography: 
Las Vegas
Latitude: 
36.167
Longitude: 
-115.133
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Casinos--Nevada
Hotels--Nevada