Workers operate a crane at the construction site of The Mint Hotel and Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. They are assembling the casino's marquee sign, parts of which can be seen hanging overhead. The construction machinery is from "Crane & Rigging Inc." Site Name: The Mint Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 100 Fremont Street
Frances L. Guinn was born on February 31, 1942 in Arroyo Granda, California.
Guinn began working with the Nevada Test Site in 1970. Guinn was employed as a public relations specialist and coordinated tours of the Nevada Test Site.
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.
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Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
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Collection Number: MS-00289 Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records Box/Folder: N/A
This set includes: index sheet, site plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, framing plans, exterior elevations, building sections, wall sections, construction details, finish/door/window schedules, interior elevations, foundation plans, electrical schedules, lighting plans, electrical plans, plumbing plans, HVAC plans, general specifications and utility plans.
This set includes drawings for Nevada National Bank (client) by C.S.A Engineers and Surveyors (engineer).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 336
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.
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Helen J. Stewart Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00104 Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs Box/Folder: N/A
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).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 209