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Second generation concrete base design for heliostats, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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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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Photographs of the "Bluebell Girls" performing at the Lido, Paris (FRA.), 1950s-1960s
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of spillway construction, Hoover Dam, 1934-1952
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Archival Collection
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Florence Smith oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Florence Smith conducted by her grandson, Sam Smith, on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Smith discusses the police department for Las Vegas, Nevada and crime in the city. She describes employment levels, the ease and difficulty of finding work, and where someone can find jobs. Smith talks about raising her children and federal government ownership of land in Nevada.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), phase 1-2 plot plan, January 19, 1962
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Archival Collection
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Phase 1-2 plot plan for the expansion of the Riviera Hotel and Casino in 1962. Drawn by J.A.S. Facsimile.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), master plan, second floor, February 3, 1984
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Archival Collection
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Drawing of proposed changes to the Riviera as submitted to the planning commission from 1984. Printed on mylar.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), plot plan, June 12, 1964
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Archival Collection
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Plot plan of the 1st stage additions to the New Frontier Hotel. Original medium: pencil on parchment.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Bernard Lee Brown oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Bernard Lee Brown conducted by Marcus Brown for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brown discusses his work at various gaming properties on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, owning his own shoe business, working at the Nevada Test Site, racial discrimination, and the role of unions. He also discusses the overall changes of Las Vegas over time.
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