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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda's (Las Vegas), proposed structure of the principal floor plan, May 29, 1954

Date

1954-05-29

Description

Preliminary study of various aspects of the proposed Hacienda. Drawn by: H.A.B.. Original medium: pencil on paper. Efstonbuilt, Inc. of Chicago, architects; McClellan & Markwith, architects.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Lucille Matyas oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01225

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lucille Matyas conducted by Michael Bernstein on February 23, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Matyas discusses moving from Ohio to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1935. Matyas also discusses her work with the Southern Nevada Telephone Company, the Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc. (REECo) in association with the Nevada Test Site, her life as a housewife, and her work with the Central Telephone (Centel) Corporation.

Archival Collection

Postcard of Boulder Canyon, circa early 1930s

Date

1928 to 1931

Description

An artist's rendering of Boulder Canyon. Text on front of postcard: "Hoover Dam site, Boulder Canyon, looking downstream." Text on back of postcard: "Work is rapidly progressing on the new Hoover Dam, thirty miles southeast of Las Vegas. This tremendous project will cost the government in excess of $165, 000, 000.00 and will take about eight years to complete. The dam site is where the river disappears in the center of the picture. Arizona is on the left, Nevada on the right. Within a decade, the parched desert lands to the north will be washed by the waters of the largest man-made lake in the Western Hemisphere, impounded by the Hoover Dam, the greatest structure since Cheops."

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Heliostats (mirrors) at Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-24

Description

Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; 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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Postcard of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 11, 1954

Date

1954-12-11

Archival Collection

Description

Hand colored photograph-postcard of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dated December 11, 1954 with message on the back of the card. Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Postcard of the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev), 1966-1980

Date

1966 to 1980

Archival Collection

Description

Postcard of the Aladdin Hotel that reads "Greetings from Las Vegas." Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Postcard of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1946-1960

Date

1946 to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

Flamingo Hilton Hotel, view from Caesars fountains. Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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