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Panoramic photograph of Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1905-1908

Date

1905 to 1908

Description

Panoramic photograph of Goldfield, Nevada with some mines, businesses and significant sites identified. Caption: "The City of Goldfield and some of the mines which have made it famous." "Compliments of the Goldfield Ledge Mining, Co., Exchange Building, Denver, Colorado." Identified: Kendall [Mine]; Columbia Mountain; Sandstorm [Mine]; Electric Transformer Station; Black Butte in Diamondfield; January Mine; Combination Mine; Jumbo Town; Jumbo Mine; St. Ives [Mine]; Florence Mine; Blue Bull Mine; Simmerone Mine; Moose [Goldfield Mining Co.]; Piute; Goldfield Ledge Company's Mines; Schwab-McKane; Dixie [Mine]; Windsor [Mining Co.]; The American Milling & Reduction Co.; Grand St. & Park; Steam Laundry; Catholic Church; Miners' Union Hall; Nixon Bank Building; Fesler Block; Monte Carlo [Saloon]; Main Street; Casson & Ish Mercantile; Hotel Site; Post Office; Columbia St.; Atlanta [Mine]; New Western Reduction Co.; Electric Light Plant; Goldfield Brewing Co.

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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings

Identifier

MS-00439

Abstract

The collection is comprised of drawings (1965-1996) completed by American architect Gary Guy Wilson and/or his architectural firm, Gary Guy Wilson, AIA, Architect Studios and contains 613 sets of drawings from over 250 different projects. Primarily focused on the Las Vegas, Nevada area, the materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from preliminary sketches to construction documents, and a number of printed computer aided drawings. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The drawings include: commercial and professional buildings of varying scales, such as convenience stores, hotels, casinos, shopping centers, and office developments; schools; military buildings at both Nellis and Indian Springs Air Force Bases; multi-family residential developments; and custom single-family homes located throughout the Southwest (United States).

Archival Collection

Photograph of Castaways Hotel and Casino sign (Las Vegas), circa 1969

Date

1967 to 1970

Description

Front of the Castaways Hotel and Casino. Stamp on accompanying cardstock: "Allen Photographers Inc."
Site Name: Castaways Hotel and Casino
Address: 3400 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of an artist's rendering of the Dunes Hotel (Las Vegas), before 1955

Date

1950 to 1954

Archival Collection

Description

Artist's rendering of the Art Deco style front entrance and porte-cochère of the Dunes.
Site Name: Dunes Hotel
Address: 3650 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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Architectural drawing of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), stairs and elevators, April 5, 1968

Date

1968-04-05

Description

Stairs sections and details for the construction of the Circus Circus casino from 1968. Printed on parchment.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the chandelier over an escalator in the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), 1987

Date

1987

Description

Chandelier in the lobby area over the escalators in the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Photograph of the taxi line at the Las Vegas Hilton, circa 1979

Date

1978 to 1980

Description

Taxi line in front of the Las Vegas Hilton. The International Hotel was sold in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road

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Photograph of a rendering of the Playboy Casino as viewed from the beach (Atlantic City), before 1981

Date

1976 to 1981

Description

Artist's conception of the proposed Playboy Casino from the beach showing the boardwalk.
Site Name: Playboy Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: Florida Ave & Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed Aladdin tower (Las Vegas), circa 1970

Date

1969 to 1972

Description

Artist's conception of the proposed tower remodel of the Aladdin. Color rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

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