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Portrait of Brian Painter, Project Director for construction of Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-25

Description

Photographer's note: "Portrait of Brian Painter, Project Director. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; Brian Painter; 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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Portrait of Brian Painter, Project Director for construction of Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-25

Description

Photographer's note: "Portrait of Brian Painter, Project Director. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; Brian Painter; 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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Portrait of Brian Painter, Project Director for construction of Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-25

Description

Photographer's note: "Portrait of Brian Painter, Project Director. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; Brian Painter; 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 The Mint Hotel and Casino sign construction, Las Vegas (Nev.), mid to late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Description

Workers operate a crane at the construction site of The Mint Hotel and Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. They are assembling the casino's marquee sign, parts of which can be seen laying on the ground. Other neon signs for the Boulder Club, Fremont Club, and the Golden Nugget can be seen in the background. The construction machinery is from "Crane & Rigging Inc." Site Name: The Mint Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 100 Fremont Street

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Alfred Isola oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00926

Abstract

Oral history interview with Alfred Isola conducted by Stephen Kalish on March 15, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Isola discusses Las Vegas, Nevada’s lack of a unified garbage system and how dumping sites have had to adjust their practices in order to limit their impact on pollution. Isola also explains the different disposal protocols for wet and dry trash.

Archival Collection

Postcard of Desert Inn showroom, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1980

Date

1950 to 1980

Archival Collection

Description

Showroom inside Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Postcard with inscription on the back Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Hotel Riviera, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

The front and side view of the hotel, Riviera. Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Postcard of Last Frontier 001

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Hotel Last Frontier (front of postcard). Site Name: Last Frontier Village (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Historic Building Survey Collection

Identifier

MS-00762

Abstract

The Historic Building Survey Collection (1930-2001) contains materials on the preservation of historic buildings in Southern Nevada, Arizona, and Utah from Dr. Ralph Roske's History 117 course taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection is comprised of surveys which include descriptions, photographs, blueprints, newspaper clippings, pamplets, and fliers related to historic houses, businesses, and public sites.

Archival Collection

Brittney Erickson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02454

Abstract

Oral history interview with Brittney Erickson conducted by Claytee D. White on August 14, 2015 for the Building a Las Vegas Tech Culture oral history project. In this interview, Erickson talks about growing up in Henderson in a household that pursued the family-owned business, her education and work as a teacher, and "The Spirit Project", a web-based software tool that links government agencies to people with social challenges.

Archival Collection