The events series (1978-2006) is comprised of documents related to various protests organized or attended by the Nevada Desert Experience (NDE) at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Materials include speeches, correspondence, newspaper clippings, NDE publications, and workshop training booklets. The materials primarily focus on the August Desert Witness protests (1985-2005), the Lenten Desert Experience protests (1982-2006), and the Millennium 2000 protests (1999-2000).
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Materials contain photographs from the Kiel (Taylor) Ranch from 1964, including photographs of the ranch, John Park's house, and other buildings. The Kiel Ranch was one of earliest non-indigenous settlements in the Las Vegas Valley, and it has become infamous as the site of the murders of Ed and William Kiel committed in 1900. The ranch is now in North Las Vegas and is administered by the North Las Vegas Neighborhood and Leisure Services Department.
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Conceptual drawing of the plot plan of the Hacienda from the early 1950s. Original medium: ink on tracing paper
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Preliminary plot plan for the 214 room addition to the Hacienda. Sage and Sable Enterprises, Inc., project owners.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Rough sketch of the plot of the proposed Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Culinary Union workers strike at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in August of 1991. Strikers march holding protesting posters with the image of Margaret Elardi. The photos also show police officers and news reporters on site.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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This set includes: exterior perspectives, HVAC plans, footing plans, foundation plans, roof framing plans, building sections, wall sections, construction details, rendered elevations, water and sewer plans and site plans.
This set includes drawings by Dale Melville (engineer) and Robert J. McNutt (engineer).
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This set includes: skull and crossbones cover sheet, index sheet, site plan, floor plans, roof plans, foundation plans, reflected ceiling plan, framing plans, exterior elevations, building sections, wall sections, construction details, interior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, general specifications, HVAC plans and electrical plans.
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