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Photograph of a canyon, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1930-1936
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Archival Collection
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Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
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Jerry Eppenger oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jerry Eppenger conducted by Claytee D. White on September 09, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Jerry Eppenger discusses working as a security guard at the Bonanza Hotel and the Nevada Test Site. He then talks about attending dealer school and starting a career in dealing. He then discusses segregation and racial relations in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1970s.
Archival Collection
Paul H. Bowerman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Paul Bowerman conducted by Frances Harelik on March 05, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Bowerman provides insight into life in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1954 to 1976. Bowerman discusses weather, wildlife, and interesting recreational sites in Nevada.
Archival Collection
James Earl Fisher oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James Earl Fisher conducted by Dawn Smith on April 23, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fisher discusses the history of Indian Springs, Nevada, the atomic testing site, Nellis Air Force Base, and his family background.
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Harry Reid oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Harry Reid conducted by Claytee D. White on July 28, 2017, December 1, 2017, August 8, 2019, and September 12, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Senator Harry Reid talks about his experiences as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981. He discusses casino decisions related to the Stardust Resort and Casino, the Fremont Hotel, the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and the Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino as well as the FBI requesting wiretaps and the Nevada Gaming Commission issuing gaming licenses at that time. In the second interview, Reid shares details as city attorney in Henderson, Nevada, his work with the University Medical Center Hospital Board, and case details as an attorney with the firm of Singleton, DeLanoy, and Jemison. Some of the cases he describes include litigation against Safeway stores, charges of drugs and murder, and evictions.
In the third interview, Reid discusses his term serving the United States House of Representatives and his role as Senate Majority Leader. He recalls his election to Nevada Assembly in 1968, his tenure as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1971 to 1975, his position as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981, and his position as Nevada's delegate in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987. Reid also talks about his political defeats when running for United States Senate and for Mayor of Las Vegas. In the fourth interview, Reid talks about various significant sites in Nevada including Searchlight, Yucca Mountain, and the Nevada Test Site.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, first floor plan, December 10, 1983
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Archival Collection
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Project overview drawings of Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City from 1983; printed on mylar. Shows floor plan with outline of the surrounding site, including the marina area.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of the Ikonen family home with a handwritten inscription on the back, Round Mountain (Nev.), 1953
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Archival Collection
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Coney Island Restaurant: Proposal, 1975 November 12; 1976 December 30
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This set includes: floor plans, framing plans, wall sections, construction details, site plans, landscape plans, foundation plans, exterior elevations, roof plan, interior elevations, finish/door schedule, reflected ceiling plans, wiring diagrams, mechanical plan, utility plans, building sections, grading plans, plumbing plans, electrical plans and equipment schedules.
This set includes drawing for Original Coney Island System of America (client) by Western International Design (consultant).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 084
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Tony Roma's, 1980 May 23; 1980 October 22
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Scope and Contents
This set includes: exterior elevations, roof plans, wall sections, site plans, floor plans, framing plans, building sections, index sheet, demolition plans, reflected ceiling plans, construction details, interior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, electrical plans, lighting plans, fixture schedules, plumbing plans, HVAC plans and mechanical plans.
This set includes drawings by Richard W. Camara (engineer), W. Stewart Potter (engineer) and Pacelli, Weil and Bennett (consultant).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 555
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