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Jim P. Laurie Photographs of the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton Fires (PH-00450)

Abstract

The Jim P. Laurie Photographs of the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton Fires (1980-1981) is comprised of six digitized photographs depicting the fire at the MGM Grand Hotel on Friday, November 21, 1980 and one image from the fire at the Las Vegas Hilton on February 11, 1981. Photographs were taken by Jim P. Laurie on the day of the fires at the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton. Laurie is a photographer who used to work for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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Date

1980 to 1981

Extent

6 digital_files (0.032 GB transferred electronically; no physical carrier) JPG

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Jim P. Laurie Photographs of the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton Fires (1980-1981) is comprised of six digitized photographs depicting the fire at the MGM Grand Hotel on Friday, November 21, 1980 and one image from the fire at the Las Vegas Hilton on February 11, 1981. Photographs were taken by Jim P. Laurie on the day of the fires at the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton. Laurie is a photographer who used to work for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Material is digital and available online in the UNLV Special Collections and Archives Portal.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain as they were received.

Preferred Citation

Jim P. Laurie Photographs of the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton Fires, 1980-1981. PH-00450. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f18b69

Acquisition Note

In 2023, Jim P. Laurie donated digital surrogrates, but retained the original items; accession number 2023-022.

Processing Note

In 2023, Emily Lapworth processed the collection and entered the information into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Papers

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00450

Existence and Location of Originals

This collection is comprised exclusively of digital surrogates. The donor retained the original items.

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