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Sketch of apparel shop, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

This is a sketch of an apparel shop for Favinger's in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was done by Harry Hayden Whiteley A.I.A Architect. It is signed by "B.W. Powers" in the upper right-hand corner of the sketch. This sketch was drawn sometime between 1950-1969.

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Photographic postcard of Badwater Basin, Death Valley (Calif.), 1950-1969

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Badwater basin in Death Valley. The top sign in the photograph reads, "Bad water-279.6 feet below sea level, lowest point in Western Hemisphere." Stamped on the back of the photograph is, "Natural Color Card from Kodachrome. A Mike Roberts color production. Berkley California. Desert Supply Company, Las Vegas, Nevada."

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Transcript of interview with William Carlson by Alice Brown, March 19, 1980

Date

1980-03-19

Description

On March 19, 1980, Alice Brown interviewed Dr. William Carlson (born 1914 in Sandstone, Minnesota) about his experience working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Carlson, who joined UNLV in 1957, provides his accounts on the history of the university library. The first part of the interview involves a discussion of the beginnings of the library from the location of Las Vegas High School to Maude Frazier Hall and its eventual move to Archie Grant Hall. Carlson also talks about some of the first librarians who were a part of the library, the funding and donations used to build and develop it, and the eventual construction and architecture of the James R. Dickinson Library. The two also discuss the first graduation of the university, the work it took to get students registered for classes in early days, and some of the overall changes over the years at the university.

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Photograph of an artist's painting of the proposed Dealville resort (Las Vegas), 1957

Date

1957

Description

Artist's conception of the proposed Dealville casino and resort in Las Vegas. 'G & V Nowak 57' in lower right corner.
Site Name: Dealville

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Googie architectural design drawing of Riviera Villa (Las Vegas), exterior elevation, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Pencil sketch of the proposed Googie-styled Riviera Villa in Las Vegas.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural design drawing of the Wilbur Clark Shopping Center (Las Vegas), bird's-eye perspective, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Artist's conception of a proposed shopping center in Las Vegas. Instances of the name of the shopping center have been erased in the drawing. 'Bond Road & Maryland Parkway, Clark County, Nev.' (Bond Road was the former name of Tropicana Avenue.) Rendered by J. M. Larsen.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural style design drawing of the Blue Skies Mobile Homes Park chapel (Las Vegas), exterior perspective, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Conceptual drawing of a chapel for a mobile home park in Las Vegas. 'G Van' in lower right corner of drawing.

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural design drawing of the Fun-Land Amusement Park (Las Vegas), bird's-eye perspective, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Conceptual rendering of Fun-Land Amusement Park in Las Vegas for Sam Pearlstein. Rendered by B. W. Powers.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural design drawing of an entrance to an unnamed recreation center, circa 1961

Date

1958 to 1964

Description

Drawing of an entrance to a recreation center for an unnamed complex.

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Googie architectural style design drawing of Brasilia Village (Las Vegas), fountain at entrance, February 1961

Date

1961-02

Description

Drawing of a proposed fountain for Brasilia Village, which was planned for the area that is now the New York New York Casino. 'Las Vegas Boulevard South, next north of Hacienda Hotel' in lower left corner.
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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