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Second generation concrete base design for heliostats, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-25

Description

Photographer's note: "Second generation concrete base design for heliostats (a single deeper hole and a much simplified construction process), on site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."

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Photograph of two men outside of Lincoln Davis' brokerage office, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Site Name: Lincoln Davis Brokerage Office (Goldfield, Nev.)

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Florence Smith oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01713

Abstract

Oral history interview with Florence Smith conducted by her grandson, Sam Smith, on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Smith discusses the police department for Las Vegas, Nevada and crime in the city. She describes employment levels, the ease and difficulty of finding work, and where someone can find jobs. Smith talks about raising her children and federal government ownership of land in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), phase 1-2 plot plan, January 19, 1962

Date

1962-01-19

Description

Phase 1-2 plot plan for the expansion of the Riviera Hotel and Casino in 1962. Drawn by J.A.S. Facsimile.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of the Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), master plan, second floor, February 3, 1984

Date

1984-02-03

Description

Drawing of proposed changes to the Riviera as submitted to the planning commission from 1984. Printed on mylar.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), plot plan, June 12, 1964

Date

1964-06-12

Description

Plot plan of the 1st stage additions to the New Frontier Hotel. Original medium: pencil on parchment.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Nellis Air Force Base: Dining Hall: Office Check Set, 1987 June 24

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: index sheet, site plans, demolition plans, grading plans, utility plans, landscape plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, door/window schedules, wall sections, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, construction details, equipment plans, equipment schedules, foundation plans, framing plans, plumbing plans, plumbing schedules, plumbing details, fire protection plans, fire protection details, HVAC plans, HVAC details, electrical plans and electrical details.

This set includes drawings by Strauss and Loftfield (engineer) and Harris Engineers, Inc (engineer).

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 110

Archival Component

California files, 1941 to 2019

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The California files (1941-2019) sub-series consists largely of research files, reprints, sketches, site survey reports, and correspondence pertaining to Fort Irwin, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, the Mojave Desert, and Joshua Tree National Park. The files also contain Warren’s research files on the San Dieguito and La Jolla complexes. Files from Warren’s work at California universities such as the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) are included as well.

Archival Collection

Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00906
Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Women activists holding up signs, image 002: photographic print

Date

1987-12

Description

Solidarity Action in Hamburg Germany December 1987. The poster reads, "The atom test site in Nevada back to the western shoshone."

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Unidentified protestors at Las Vegas Federal Building: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

A group of protestors at the Federal Building in Las Vegas, protesting nuclear testing and the Nevada Test Site June 19, 1992.

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