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Events, 1978-2006

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

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

Nevada Desert Experience Records
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Collection Number: MS-00524
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Kiel (Taylor) Ranch, 1964

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

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

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), plot plan conceptual drawing, 1950-1955

Date

1950 to 1955

Description

Conceptual drawing of the plot plan of the Hacienda from the early 1950s. Original medium: ink on tracing paper
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), preliminary plot plan, 1960-1962

Date

1960 to 1962

Description

Preliminary plot plan for the 214 room addition to the Hacienda. Sage and Sable Enterprises, Inc., project owners.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Architectural sketch of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), plot plan, 1951-1956

Date

1951 to 1956

Description

Rough sketch of the plot of the proposed Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. Original medium: pencil on tracing paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike: line, police, media, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August (folder 1 of 1)

Date

1991-08

Description

Culinary Union workers strike at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in August of 1991. Strikers march holding protesting posters with the image of Margaret Elardi. The photos also show police officers and news reporters on site.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of Houssels House passing the Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1983

Date

1983

Archival Collection

Description

Moving the Houssels House from its original location 1012 S. 6th, Las Vegas, to its new site on the UNLV campus, Brussells St. The house is seen here on the back of a truck, passing by the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Site Name: Houssels House

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Carrefoure Townhomes, 1988 April 04

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: exterior perspectives, HVAC plans, footing plans, foundation plans, roof framing plans, building sections, wall sections, construction details, rendered elevations, water and sewer plans and site plans.

This set includes drawings by Dale Melville (engineer) and Robert J. McNutt (engineer).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 048

Archival Component

Carrefoure Townhomes: Record Set, 1988 April 04

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: skull and crossbones cover sheet, index sheet, site plan, floor plans, roof plans, foundation plans, reflected ceiling plan, framing plans, exterior elevations, building sections, wall sections, construction details, interior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, general specifications, HVAC plans and electrical plans.

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 050

Archival Component