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Felt, Gaelen, 1922-
Dr. Gaelen Lee Felt was a scientist who was active during the height of atomic testing in the mid-twentieth century. He worked for the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Felt worked on the Nevada Atomic Test Site and became deputy director of the site in 1955. He then worked for the firm Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier (EG & G), eventually becoming vice president of the company's technical support group. He served on the Nevada Board of Education beginning in 1965.
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Transcript of interview with Dr. Jacob Paz by Claytee White, September 15, 2014
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Archival Collection
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During the 1950s, Dr. Jacob Paz grew up in an agricultural environment in Israel where he attended a very famous high school in Israel called Kadoorie where Yitzhak Rabin was a student. After his graduation, Jacob joined the Israeli army building his skills so that he could get into technical school after he fulfilled his army service. For two years he attended technical school and then started working for the Israel Atomic Energy Commission in Dimona, Israel making atomic bombs in the 1960’s. After working in Dimona, Jacob was accepted into UC Davis and moved to the United States to study veterinary medicine. After one semester, he realized that he preferred history and left California for New York City, There he earned degrees in Jewish history and chemistry from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He quickly moved onto graduate school and earned his master’s degree in marine science and environment from CW Post, Long Island University in Greenvale, New York. In 1972, he returned to I
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Transcript of interview with Mary Cooke by Gigi Arino, March 18, 1978
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Archival Collection
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On March 18, 1978, Gigi Arino interviewed antique shop owner, Mary B. Cooke (born November 13th, 1936 in Watertown, Wisconsin) in her antique shop in Las Vegas, Nevada. During this interview Mary discusses previous jobs, personal family history, education, and the growth and development of the city. She also expresses her opinions on the topic of welfare, healthcare and the condition of the hospitals in Las Vegas.
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Nellis Air Force Base: Dining Hall: 90 Percent Record Set, 1987 June 19
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This set includes: index sheet, site plans, demolition plans, grading plans, utility plans, landscape plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, door/window schedules, wall sections, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, construction details, equipment plans, equipment schedules, foundation plans, framing plans, plumbing plans, plumbing schedules, plumbing details, fire protection plans, fire protection details, HVAC plans, HVAC details, electrical plans and electrical details.
This set includes drawings by Delta Engineering (engineer) Strauss and Loftfield (engineer) and Harris Engineers, Inc (engineer).
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Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 111
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Nellis Air Force Base: Dining Hall: New Set, 1987 August 04; 1987 December 07
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This set includes: index sheet, site plans, demolition plans, grading plans, utility plans, landscape plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, door/window schedules, wall sections, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, construction details, equipment plans, equipment schedules, foundation plans, framing plans, plumbing plans, plumbing schedules, plumbing details, fire protection plans, fire protection details, HVAC plans, HVAC details, electrical plans and electrical details.
This set includes drawings by Delta Engineering (engineer), Strauss and Loftfield (engineer) and Harris Engineers, Inc (engineer).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 117
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Postcard of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 27, 1953
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of performers in the Lido production "Rendez-Vous," Paris (FRA), 1951
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Handwritten notes for the Horseshoe Club neon sign (Las Vegas), circa 1960s
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Archival Collection
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Handwritten notes with details for the neon facade of the Horseshoe Club.
Site Name: Horseshoe Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Scrapbook of Clyde and Edith Barcus, Tonopah (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Archival Collection
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Piper's Opera House (Virginia City, Nev.)
Goldfield Hotel (Goldfield, Nev.)
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Film transparencies of Jack Entratter and Nat King Cole, Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, February 28, 1964
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