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Photographic slide of obsidian flake at Wall Creek Ranch, Nevada, August 2, 1963

Date

1963-08-02

Description

Written on the slide: "Site 26-Wa-272. Detail of obsidan flake in situ. Wall Creek Ranch, Washoe County, Nevada."

Image

Photographic slide of obsidan flake at Wall Creek Ranch, Nevada, August 2, 1963

Date

1963-08-02

Description

Written on the slide: "Site 26-Wa-272. Detail of obsidan flake in situ. Wall Creek Ranch, Washoe County, Nevada."

Image

Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), plot plan, September 12, 1968

Date

1968-09-12

Description

Plot plan for the Hacienda 1968 remodel.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Don T. Walker Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00280

Abstract

The Don T. Walker Photograph Collection (1900-1995) is comprised of black-and-white and color photographs taken by or belonging to Las Vegas photographer and Nevada historian Don Travis Walker. The photographs taken by Walker include ghost towns in Nevada, Arizona, and California, as well as a series on Phil Benson, editor and publisher of the Southern Nevada Times. Other items in the collection include photographs taken by other people related to the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, various photographs of historic sites in Nevada, and a program from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society for its "Moulin Rouge: History in the Making" exhibition.

Archival Collection

MGM construction party, image 15

Description

Morry, Jim, Stuart, and Bill Mason stand near parked trucks at the construction site of the MGM Grand.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-06-03

Description

Bucyrus Erie shovel excavation for Site No. 3 compressor plant (Nevada side). June 2, 1931- Black Canyon.

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-06-03

Description

Bucyrus Erie shovel excavation for Site No. 3 compressor plant (Nevada side). June 2, 1931- Black Canyon.

2016 addition, 1987 to 2012

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The 2016 addition to the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records contains agendas, minutes, resolutions, programs, newspaper clippings, and government bills and plans dating from 1987 to 2012. There are records from the Clark County Task Force, established in 2002, which studied the growth initiative and its impact on urban sprawl in Southern Nevada. Also included are board minutes, action items, and impact statements regarding the Nevada Test Site and the Yucca Mountain project. In addition, there is audiovisual material recording the various programs and interests of the Sierra Club.

Archival Collection

Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00289
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs, approximately 1890-1940

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs depict the Las Vegas Ranch (also known as the Stewart Ranch) and the Las Vegas Fort (also known as the Old Mormon Fort) from approximately 1900 to 1940. The land around the Stewart Ranch and the Las Vegas Fort eventually became the town site for the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include the fort, houses at the Stewart Ranch, the orchard, and Las Vegas Creek. The items described include photographic prints and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.

Archival Collection

Helen J. Stewart Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00104
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Golden Gate Casino and Hotel, 1991 January 28

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: grading plan, site plans, floor plans, construction details, foundation plans, demolition plans, exterior elevations, equipment plans, reflected ceiling plans, building sections, plumbing plans, HVAC plans, fixture schedules, lighting plans and electrical plans.

This set includes drawings by Summit Engineering Corporation (engineer), Lucchesi and Associates (architect), JW Zunino and Associates (architect), Marin, Peltyn and Associates (engineer), Harris Engineers, Inc (engineer) and Wattsco Design (consultant).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 209

Archival Component