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Film transparency of Hoover Dam construction, circa 1930s

Date

1931 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a Hoover Dam construction site, possibly at Basic Magnesium, Inc. in Henderson. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), reconstruction and additions plot plan, October 12, 1960

Date

1960-10-12

Description

Plan for reconstruction and additions for the New Frontier in 1960.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), reconstruction and additions plan, December 9, 1960

Date

1960-12-09

Description

Plan for reconstruction and additions for the New Frontier in 1960.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photographic slide of Ruth DeEtte Simpson and M.R. Harrington at Tule Springs, Nevada, May 1955

Date

1955-05

Description

Written on the slide: "Ruth Simpson and M. R. Harrington (right). Tule Springs, Nevada. May, 1955. Across from CL-245 site."

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Gail Hambley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00909

Abstract

Oral history interview with Gail Hambley conducted by Mike Hinton on February 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Hambley reflects upon her upbringing in early Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses her schooling at Las Vegas High School with wooden desks and no air conditioning, memories at the Stewart Ranch and Hoover Dam, and her job with the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

A mailbox in the Ascaya development prior residents building homes, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-05

Description

Infrastructure for the Ascaya luxury home development, including mailboxes like this one along Cloudrock Court, power, gas, and roads was completed before sales of lots began. This has created the unusual site of having an entire master planned community built but no homes or residents. Ascaya, carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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A mailbox in the Ascaya development prior residents building homes, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-05

Description

Infrastructure for the Ascaya luxury home development, including mailboxes like this one along Cloudrock Court, power, gas, and roads was completed before sales of lots began. This has created the unusual site of having an entire master planned community built but no homes or residents. Ascaya, carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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Nellis Air Force Base: Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: index sheet, site plans, demolition plans, grading plans, utility plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, door/window schedules, wall sections, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, construction details, equipment plans, equipment schedules, foundation plans, framing plans, plumbing plan, plumbing schedules, plumbing details, fire protection plan, fire protection details, HVAC plan, HVAC details, electrical plans and electrical details.

This set includes drawings by Strauss and Loftfield (engineer).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 108

Archival Component