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Photograph showing an aerial view of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge casting a shadow over the face of Hoover Dam, Nevada-Arizona border, January 14, 2011
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Photograph of Wilbur and Toni Clark at a party celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1951
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Archival Collection
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Wilbur Clark and his wife Toni Clark at a party celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of the Desert Inn. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and three unidentified women at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1951
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Archival Collection
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Wilbur Clark with three unidentified women at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Jim Latham and Thunderbird pilots, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, December 11, 1983
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Photograph of crowd watching a Thunderbirds air show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, October 14, 1979
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Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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The Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers (1916-2021) are comprised of the personal and professional papers of anthropologist Claude N. Warren and historical preservationist Elizabth von Till Warren. The materials in this collection primarily consist of research files, maps, and drawings on various archaeological and historical preservation projects in southern Nevada of which they both were involved. This collection includes field notes and surveys from archaeological projects such as the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. Records on von Till Warren's involvement with the Old Spanish Trail Association, Southern Nevada Historical Society, and historic preservation work around southern Nevada are represented. Also included are Robert H. Crabtree's archaeological research files, a colleague of Claude Warren who bequeathed his professional files to him upon his death.
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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel 400 hi-rise addition (Las Vegas), plot plan, December 29, 1961
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Archival Collection
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Plot plans for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara from 1961. Includes revisions, plot plan notes, curb details, and plot plan details. Printed on onion skin. Leon Gluckson, architect; Berton Charles Severson, architect.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthLas Vegas (inhabited place), Clark (county), Nevada (state), United States (nation)
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), Eldorado plans, plot plan, February 7, 1966
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Archival Collection
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Plot plan for the proposed "Eldorado" Hotel and Casino from 1966. The owners at the time considered re-naming the New Frontier Hotel and Casino to the Eldorado. Includes revision dates. Original medium: pencil on parchment. Harold L. Epstein, structural engineer; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Transcript of interview with Rowena Gonzalez by Michael Boyd, March 1, 1977
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Archival Collection
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On March 1, 1977, Michael Boyd interviewed Rowena Gonzalez (born 1946 in Wichita Falls, Texas) about her life in Nevada. Gonzalez first talks about her family background and residential history before discussing the way of life in Texas and eventually in Las Vegas. Several topics covered in the interview include Gonzalez’s recollections of the atomic testing, the building of the Hoover Dam, and Howard Hughes. The two also discuss tourism, the properties on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, and early means of transportation.
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Joan Swift oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Joan Swift conducted by Sue Peterson on March 18, 2004, March 25, 2004, and June 22, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Swift discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1940s and 1950s. Swift begins the interview by describing her upbringing in the Basic townsite and Boulder City, Nevada, attending Basic High School, and life in Southern Nevada during World War II. She then discusses working in the Clark County Recorder's office, explaining her job duties and what function the office served for the county. Swift continues, talking about recreation activities at the time, including visiting the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and the Helldorado Parades. Swift discusses nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site and her career as the Clark County recorder. Lastly, she describes her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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