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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel 400 hi-rise addition (Las Vegas), plot plan, December 29, 1961
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Archival Collection
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Plot plans for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara from 1961. Includes revisions, plot plan notes, curb details, and plot plan details. Printed on onion skin. Leon Gluckson, architect; Berton Charles Severson, architect.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthLas Vegas (inhabited place), Clark (county), Nevada (state), United States (nation)
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), Eldorado plans, plot plan, February 7, 1966
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Archival Collection
Description
Plot plan for the proposed "Eldorado" Hotel and Casino from 1966. The owners at the time considered re-naming the New Frontier Hotel and Casino to the Eldorado. Includes revision dates. Original medium: pencil on parchment. Harold L. Epstein, structural engineer; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Transcript of interview with Linda Hartley by Pauline Marchese, March 10, 1978
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 10, 1978, Pauline Marchese interviewed her neighbor, Linda Hartley (born in 1941, in Cedar City, Utah) in her home at 5261 South Jane Way, Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview, the two discuss Hartley’s personal history, such as schools that she had attended and her recollection of local recreational activities. The two go on to talk about changes in crime, the environment, and briefly discuss a variety of issues at the time, including: segregated schools, prostitution, and effects of the Nevada Test Site.
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Crane weight testing on top of the Stratosphere: video
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Archival Collection
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Clip showing workers doing crane weight testing on site of Stratosphere construction. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
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Transcript of interview with Rowena Gonzalez by Michael Boyd, March 1, 1977
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 1, 1977, Michael Boyd interviewed Rowena Gonzalez (born 1946 in Wichita Falls, Texas) about her life in Nevada. Gonzalez first talks about her family background and residential history before discussing the way of life in Texas and eventually in Las Vegas. Several topics covered in the interview include Gonzalez’s recollections of the atomic testing, the building of the Hoover Dam, and Howard Hughes. The two also discuss tourism, the properties on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, and early means of transportation.
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Westside School alumni oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews of Westside School alumni conducted by Claytee D. White on March 20, March 29, April 27, and June 22, 2010 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
Alumni of the Historic Westside School of Las Vegas, also known as the Las Vegas Grammar School, gathered in 2010 to celebrate the official registration of the school as a historic site in the city. These alumni discussed their education, what they remember of the school, their teachers, and what life was like in Las Vegas at that time.
The individuals interviewed are: Jackie Y. Brantley, Eugene Buford, Margaret (Addison) Coleman, Regina Cone, Shirley Edmond, Frank Harris, Otis Harris, Tisha Harris, Willie B. (Jones) Jackson, Jerry Neal, Sadie Marie Prentiss, Calvin Wallace Jr., Nathaniel Whaley, and Cleophis Williams.
Archival Collection
Photograph of a Las Vegas gambling scene, 1930s
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Archival Collection
Description
Gambling in an early Las Vegas casino, probably the Frontier Club. Compare the bare interior with modern casino interiors.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), after 1963
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Archival Collection
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The Sahara complex after the 1963 completion of the 24 room tower, which was the tallest building in Nevada at the time.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the Eldorado Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, before 1951
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Archival Collection
Description
The exterior corner of the Eldorado Club on Fremont and Second Streets, now Casino Center. Above the Eldorado Club is the Hotel Apache.
Site Name: Eldorado Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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Film transparency showing a store in Nelson, Nevada, circa 1940s
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Archival Collection
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