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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda's (Las Vegas), room additions and preliminary sketch, June 5, 1957
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Plans for the construction of a 266 room addition to the Hacienda. Scale: 1/16 inch = 1 foot.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), casino planning sketch, 1951-1956
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Undated planning sketch of the casino area of the Hacienda. Original meduim: parchment ozalid.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a rendering of the Hacienda (Bakersfield), interior perspective of a typical motel room unit, July 9, 1956
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Conceptual drawings for a typical guest room in the Bakersfield Hacienda from 1956.
Site Name: Hacienda (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Address: Bakersfield; Kern County; California;
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Architectural sketch of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), kitchen, 1951-1956
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Rough sketch of the kitchen of the proposed Hacienda. Original medium: pencil on tissue paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Image
Architectural sketch of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), banquet and dining area, 1951-1956
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Rough sketch of the banquet and dining area. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Image
Photograph of a rendering of the Las Vegas Hilton (Las Vegas), circa 1975
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's concept of the Las Vegas Hilton expansion which was later renamed as International Hotel.
Site Name: International Hotel
Address: 3000 Paradise Road
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George Simmons oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
Oral history interview with George Simmons conducted by Claytee D. White on December 13, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview George Simmons discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Eva in 1963. He talks about racial discrimination, especially with buying a house. He then discusses his long career as an engineer with the Holmes and Naver engineering firm.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the Hotel Frontier swimming pool and courtyard area, 1967
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the pool and courtyard area of the Frontier Hotel in 1967. Visible to the far left are the Landmark and the Silver Slipper.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the front exterior of the Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas), 1980
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Aladdin Hotel and its marquee in 1980. The Dunes Hotel is visible on the left.
Site Name: Aladdin Hotel
Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of the new MGM Grand (Las Vegas), circa 1993
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The new MGM Grand shortly after opening in 1993.
Site Name: MGM Grand Las Vegas
Address: 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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