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Photographs of the "Lido"production at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of Lido production at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of Donn Arden's production "Lido de Paris," Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1962-1963
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of dancers in "Lido" production, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1962-1963
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Archival Collection
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Farris Apartments mounted sign, Reno, Nevada
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Archival Collection
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View of the Farris Apartments sign during the day with unlit neon. The site used to be a motel.
1752 E 4th St, Reno, NV 89512
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Photographs of Bally's signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002
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Archival Collection
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Site name: Bally's Las Vegas
Site address: 3645 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Park Place Entertainment
Sign form: Pylon; Fascia; Porte-cochère
Sign - type of display: Neon; Incandescent; Backlit
Sign - media: Steel; Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Graphics; Paint
Sign animation: Chasing, flashing, oscillating
Surveyor: Joshua Cannaday
Survey - date completed: 2002
Sign keywords: Chasing; Flashing; Oscillating; Pylon; Fascia; Porte-cochère; Neon; Incandescent; Backlit; Steel; Plastic; Paint; Graphics
Mixed Content
Photographs of NASCAR Cafe signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002
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Archival Collection
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Site name: Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site address: 2535 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign details: Located in Sahara casino's Sahara Ave. side
Sign condition: Structure 5 Surface 5 Lighting 5
Sign form: Fascia
Sign - type of display: Neon; Incandescent; Backlit
Sign - media: Steel; Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Graphics; Paint
Sign animation: Chasing, flashing, oscillating
Sign manufacturer: Mikhon Lighting and Sign
Sign - date of installation: 2000
Surveyor: Joshua Cannaday
Survey - date completed: 2002
Sign keywords: Chasing; Flashing; Oscillating; Fascia; Neon; Incandescent; Backlit; Steel; Plastic; Graphics; Paint
Mixed Content
Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, sun angle diagrams, December 10, 1983
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Archival Collection
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Project overview drawings of Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City from 1983; printed on mylar. Shows shadows cast on the property at various times of the day and year.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
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Mary Ann and Carl Merrill oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Ann and Carl Merrill conducted by Dennis McBride on June 24, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. In this interview, Carl Merrill discusses working for Anderson Brothers Dairy at the dam construction site and his experiences as a worker and resident in Boulder City, Nevada. Mary Ann Merrill talks about moving with her parents and brother to Boulder City and finding work, as a teenager, in the town. They both discuss their marriage and subsequent life in Boulder City, commenting on the environment, social conditions, and growth in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Lucille Matyas oral history interview
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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