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Renaissance Center III: Cellular One Building: Owner Review, 1992 August 14
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This set includes: index sheet, exterior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, general specifications, floor plans, roof plans, reflected ceiling plans, interior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, building sections, construction details and site plans.
This set includes drawings for Vista Group, Inc (client).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 373
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Building 10: architectural and structural drawings; revisions, 1971 July
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This set includes drawings for Little America Refining Co. (client).
This set includes: redlining, index sheet, site plan, foundation plans, framing plans, floor plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, wall sections, building sections, isometric construction details, construction details, and finish and door schedules.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 045
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Drive Up Cleaners, 1977 August 28; 1977 October 06
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This set includes: floor plans, foundation plans, roof plans, building sections, reflected ceiling plans, construction details, general specifications, finish/door schedules, electrical plans, electrical schematics, fixture schedules, HVAC plans, exterior elevations and site plans.
This set includes drawings for Henry L. Resnick (client).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 433
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Empire Office Building, 1980 March 11
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This set includes: index sheet, exterior perspective, site plans, floor plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, reflected ceiling plans, building sections, construction details, interior elevations and finish/door/window schedules.
This set includes drawings for Empire Plaza General Partnership (client)
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 170
Archival Component
Architectural drawing of Sands Hotel (Las Vegas) additions and alterations, ultimate development plan, demolition plan and notes, August 3, 1964
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Archival Collection
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Architectural plans for proposed additions and alterations to The Sands. Printed on mylar. Shows portions of the main bulding to be demolished and relocation sites for existing outbuildings. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb; architect; Milton R. Bertrand, delineator.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc.
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The Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc. contains photographs of the construction of Basic Magnesium Inc.'s plants and buildings from 1941 to 1942. The photographs primarily depict aerial views of the plant site and various buildings, including the administration building, tent camp, chlorination buildings, electrolysis facilities, electrical distribution systems, and warehouses. The photographs also depict Lake Mead and the early buildings in Henderson, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Brian Greenspun oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Brian Greenspun conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 10, 2018, January 24, 2018, February 21, 2018, and March 20, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In the first interview, Greenspun discusses his parents, Hank and Barbara Greenspun, his family's ancestry, and how his family came to Las Vegas, Nevada. He recalls his childhood in Las Vegas, graduating from Las Vegas High School in 1964, and his decision to attend Georgetown University. In the second interview, Greenspun discusses the Watergate scandal, what he believes will fuel the next decade of Las Vegas growth, and development in the technology industry. He talks about the Greenspun Media Group, challenges in journalism, use of the term “fake news”, and the importance of giving young people a forum to talk about what they value. In the third interview, Greenspun recalls union demonstrations the Sands Hotel and Casino, the impact of American businessman Sheldon Adelson, and the need for balance in journalism. In the final interview, Greenspun talks about his father’s reporting on the Nevada Test Site, underground testing in the 1960s, and the early development of the Strip. Lastly, Greenspun talks about the importance of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to the city’s future.
Archival Collection
Events, 1978-2006
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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).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Kiel (Taylor) Ranch, 1964
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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.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Miscellaneous photographs of aircraft and events, 1930-1950
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Materials depict Howard Hughes during various ventures from 1930 to 1950. The photographs depict Trans World Airlines planes, the crash site of Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, Nevada, aircraft construction, portraits, unidentified aircraft, events, Hughes during the production of the film The Outlaw, and Hughes speaking with members of the press.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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