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Photograph of Maude Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, circa 1957

Date

1950 to 1960

Description

Piping and walls at the Maude Frazier Hall construction site at Nevada Southern University (NSU).

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Photograph of Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, Nevada, pre-1980

Date

1905 to 1979

Description

Mizpah Hotel before its restoration. Site Name: Mizpah Hotel (Tonopah, Nev.)

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Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-08-17

Description

p.20 #1411 - p.20 #1412 These pictures together with two on opposite page, form panorama of operations being carried on at canyon rim, on Nevada side. Photo was taken from Arizona Spillway site. To the left is shown Black Canyon Highway. High level mixing plant will be located behind fill on the road. To the right is shown highway extension road to Nevada Spillway. Note shovel boom projecting at former site of Lookout Point. Aug. 12, 1932. p.20 #1451 Three hundred boxes of dynamite were used in spectacular blast which demolished Lookout Point. Picture taken from new Look Point, on Black Canyon Highway. Aug. 16, 1932. p.20 #1452 Blasting usually scheduled for 11:30 a.m., and billowing dust dislodged from canyon rim completely fills the canyon. Aug. 16, 1932.

Photograph of of the Sahara pool, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

A postcard of the, "picturesque Sahara pool" in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Joyce Sarno at a piano at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1969

Date

1969-02

Archival Collection

Description

Joyce Sarno playing a piano at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Wet 'n Wild sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002

Date

2002

Description

Daytime view of the sign for the Wet n' Wild water park on the Strip.
Site address: 2601 S Las Vegas Blvd

Mixed Content

Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files, 1990-2010

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED) files document the HPAIED’s efforts to research the socioeconomic impacts of Native American gaming from 1990 to 2010, with the bulk of materials dating from 2000 to 2005. The materials in this subseries document Dr. Spilde’s research while working for the HPAIED, offering valuable insight into the administration of the organization. The subseries includes materials collected by Dr. Spilde about HPAIED, the ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ (Cherokee Nation), the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the Mvskoke (Muscogee [Creek] Nation). Also included are socioeconomic reports, NIGA reports, site visit reports, notes, HPAIED studies, essays, “Honoring Nations” HPAIED awards program materials, Harvard University promotional materials, research proposals, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association materials, census data, bibliographies, informational booklets and packets, conference materials, and newspaper articles.

Archival Collection

Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Fred and Maurine Wilson photographs (unidentified), image 54

Date

1960 to 1990

Description

Unidentified man stands next to a blue car with a suitcase in the Hacienda Hotel parking lot. Site Name: Hacienda del Sol (Reno, Nev.)

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