I LOVE THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTICLES FROM LIFE MAGAZINE .... I REMEMBER WHEN THE LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU ADVERISTED .... THEY WOULD ALWAY'S INCLUDE THE PHRASE ... " LAS VEGAS NEVADA, U.S.A." .... REMEMBER MOST AMERICANS BACK EAST THOUGHT LAS VEGAS WAS IN MEXICO! .... IT WAS A REAL CONCERN WITH THE CASINO OPERATORS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNEW LAS VEGAS WAS AN AMERICAN CITY AND IT WAS SAFE .... ENJOY THE PICTURES ...RICH BURGEL