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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

A view of the right-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

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Photograph of Death Valley (Calif.), 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Scenic view of Death Valley. The back of the photograph/postcard reads, "167- Death Valley from Dante's View in the Black Mountains of Southern California. Bad water in the flat lands of Death Valley can be seen from Dante's view in the Black Mountains of Southern California" and "Color Card Kodachrome reproduction by Mike Roberts Studios. Berkley 4, California."

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Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 5, 1963

Date

1963-06-05

Description

Groundbreaking ceremony for a buildings designed most likely by Harry H. Whiteley. The two individuals holding shovels are Pat Boone (left), and Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer (right).

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Photograph of Las Vegas Convalescent Center and manuscript description, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Opening ceremony of the Las Vegas Convalescent Center, operated by the United Convalescent Hospital, with a manuscript describing the opening ceremony. Street Address: 2832 Maryland Parkway

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Photograph of a sculpture at the Hoover Dam, 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Close up photograph of a sculpture at Hoover Dam. There are rocks and boulders in the background. This photograph was taken sometime between 1950-1969.

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Photograph of City of Las Vegas Rehabilitation Farm, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

City of Las Vegas Rehabilitation Farm designed by Harry H. Whiteley and Associates, Architects, and Engineers. This photograph was taken sometime between 1950-1969. Site Name: City of Las Vegas, Nevada Rehabilitation Farm

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Photograph of the Las Vegas City Jail, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Exterior view of the Las Vegas City Jail. This jail was designed by Harry H. Whiteley and Associates, Architects, and Engineers. There are several cars parked outside of the jail.

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Photograph of diagnostic out-patient building, Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Exterior view of the diagnostic out-patient building, Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas. The building was designed by Harry H. Whiteley and Associates, Architects, and Engineers. In 1986 Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital was renamed the University Medical Center, or more commonly referred to as, "UMC". The back of the photograph reads, "Frank and Virginia Ball Studio 222 South 2nd Street Las Vegas, Nevada." Site Name: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1800 West Charleston Boulevard

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Photograph and sketch of the Culinary Workers Union Local #226 Building, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

An architect's sketch of the proposed remodeled culinarys union building by Harry Hayden Whiteley Architects & Engineers and a photograph of the remodeled building. Site Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 (building) (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1630 South Commerce Street

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Sketch of diagnostic out-patient building for Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

An artist's rendering of a diagnostic out-patient building for Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, which was later renamed University Medical Center (UMC). The bottom of the photograph reads, "Laboratory addition diagnostic out-patient clinic building of Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Harry Hayden Whiteley and Associates Architects, and Engineers". Site Name: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1800 West Charleston Boulevard

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