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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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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
Archival Component
Proposed improvements and costs of Las Vegas Valley Water District listed by James M. Montgomery (Pasadena, California), August 19, 1953
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Archival Collection
Description
Detailed list by a consulting engineer itemizing costs of proposed improvements by the Las Vegas Valley Water District after the change in ownership of the Las Vegas water facilities.
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards at Fort Callville, Nevada, circa 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Elbert Edwards standing on one of the walls of Fort Callville nearly surrounded by the rising waters of Lake Mead.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Elbert Edwards at the ruins of Fort Callville as the waters of Lake Mead rise to cover them. (ca. 1938-39)"
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Photograph of a new building under construction, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of ruins, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of ruins, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, circa mid to late 1920s
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Archival Collection
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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
Archival Component
Reno Office Building Phase II: New Buildings, 1986 April 14; 1986 May 05
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This set includes: index sheet, site plans, electrical plan, preliminary sketches, landscape plans, floor plans, interior elevations, construction details, reflected ceiling plans, lighting plans, roof plans, exterior elevations and general specifications.
This set includes drawings for Jack Matthews (client).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 386
Archival Component