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Architectural drawing for MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), floor plans, townhouse suites floors 21-22, April 3, 1972

Date

1972-04-03

Description

Floor plans for the East wing tower townhouse suites on floors 21-22 of the MGM Grand Hotel. Includes revisions and key plan. Drawn by P. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Taylor Construction Co.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Latest Drawing Revision: 1972-12-04

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Photograph of Fanny Soss celebrating her 60th birthday, Las Vegas, July 22, 1953

Date

1953-07-22

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Fanny Soss celebrating her 60th birthday.

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Photograph of Fanny Soss celebrating her 99th birthday, Las Vegas, July 22, 1982

Date

1982-07-22

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Fanny Soss celebrating her ninety-ninth birthday.

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Mary Wesley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01950

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary Wesley conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2007 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. In this interview, Wesley discusses her early life in Quitman, Mississippi. She recalls the racism she experienced during her youth, the church community in Quitman, and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada by train. She talks about the welfare rights movement in Las Vegas, Operation Life, and businesses on Jackson Street. Lastly, Wesley describes the entertainment on the Westside, and integration on the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Victoria and Brad Babich oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00095

Abstract

Oral history interview with Victoria and Brad Babich conducted by Claytee D. White on November 22, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, the Babich couple describe their family histories and life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the mid-twentieth century. Brad Babich discusses his father's work in the gaming industry of Las Vegas, the prevalence of organized crime in the city, the influence of Howard Hughes and the federal government, and other aspects of Las Vegas history. He also talks about nuclear weapons tests at the Nevada Test Site and the health problems some employees acquired there. The two talk about recreational activities of the time, as well as the entertainers that performed on the Las Vegas Strip. Other topics of discussion include race relations in Las Vegas, casino history, and changes that have occurred over the years in the city.

Archival Collection

Frontier Strike: first arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 22 (Folder 2 of 2), image 7

Date

1991-09-22

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike

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Grand Hôtel National Lucerne, menu, August 22, 1887

Date

1887-08-22

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Menu is partially handwritten; restaurant open all year Restaurant: Grand Hôtel National Lucerne Location: Lucerne, Switzerland

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