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Architectural sketch of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), general layout of the property, 1951-1956
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Archival Collection
Description
Rough sketch of the general layout of the proposed Lady Luck, which later became the Hacienda (Las Vegas). Original medium: blue pen on notebook paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Howard Heckethorn interview, March 2, 1977: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 2, 1977, Neil C. Dalmas interviewed teacher Howard Heckethorn, (born on September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.
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Film transparency of the gravel testing laboratory, Las Vegas, September 20, 1929
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Archival Collection
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Beatty, Nevada, 1904-1989
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of families and ranches around Beatty, Nevada from 1904 to 1989. Materials include photographs of the Brockman, Lisle, Revert, Crowell, Lemmon, Palsgrove, and Reidhead families, documenting activities such as events on Main Street, construction of several buildings, protests against the Nevada Test Site, animal husbandry, railroad transportation (especially by the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad), education, and mining and milling.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Steve Round Memorial Book of the 1 October Shooting in Las Vegas
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Abstract
This collection is comprised of a memorial book filled with handwritten condolences, memorials, and prayers for the victims of the mass shooting that occurred on October 1, 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. From October 2-10, 2017, Steve Round watched over a memorial that spontaneously developed in the median of Las Vegas Boulevard near the site of the shooting. Round invited visitors at the memorial, including families and friends of the victims, community members, first responders, and tourists, to sign the book.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), reconstruction and additions plot plan, October 12, 1960
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Archival Collection
Description
Plan for reconstruction and additions for the New Frontier in 1960.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), reconstruction and additions plan, December 9, 1960
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Archival Collection
Description
Plan for reconstruction and additions for the New Frontier in 1960.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of construction of roads and bridge across Colorado River, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of construction of roads and bridge across Colorado River, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935
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Archival Collection
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