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Photograph of atomic test Priscilla detonation, Nevada Test Site (Nev.), June 24, 1957

Date

1957-06-24

Description

Atomic test "Priscilla" detonated at the Nevada Test Site in southern Nye County June 24, 1957. Priscilla was one of nearly one hundred atmospheric nuclear tests conducted at the site during the 1950s. Atmospheric testing was banned by treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1963, although it had been moved underground in Nevada in 1959. Since 1951, more than 600 nuclear devices have been detonated at the Nevada Test Site.

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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), golf course and site plan, December 4, 1957

Date

1957-12-04

Description

Plans for the golf course additions for the Hacienda from 1957-58. Original medium: parchment ozalid
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1958-01-20

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Photograph of construction at Unit 3 with perimeter boundary circumventing hill to the west of project site, January 6, 2012

Date

2012-01-06

Archival Collection

Description

Construction at Unit 3 with perimeter boundary circumventing hill to the west of project site

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Slide of protesters with posters and a flag at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, circa 1988

Date

1987 to 1989

Description

Color image of protesters at a demonstration held in the desert near the Nevada Test Site to oppose nuclear testing. One woman is sticking an American flag into the ground, while another is attaching a poster to a fence near other posters with the faces of people on them.

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Slide of protest graffiti on the underpass near the Nevada Test Site, March 25, 1990

Date

1990-03-25

Description

Color image of an underpass near the Nevada Test Site with graffiti images and text, including: "R.I.P. Shirley Harris - Died of Cancer July 1987 - I Loved You Mother." Image was taken during a Franciscan weekend of peaceful demonstrations against nuclear testing.

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Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

The Las Vegas Stadium project is slated for vacant land roughly bordered by Russel Road, Polaris Avenue, West Hacienda Avenue, and Dean Martin Drive. Planned as the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the site features close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip.

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Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

The Las Vegas Stadium project is slated for vacant land roughly bordered by Russel Road, Polaris Avenue, West Hacienda Avenue, and Dean Martin Drive. Planned as the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the site features close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip.

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Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

The Las Vegas Stadium project is slated for vacant land roughly bordered by Russel Road, Polaris Avenue, West Hacienda Avenue, and Dean Martin Drive. Planned as the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the site features close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip.

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Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

The Las Vegas Stadium project is slated for vacant land roughly bordered by Russel Road, Polaris Avenue, West Hacienda Avenue, and Dean Martin Drive. Planned as the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the site features close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip.

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Aerial photograph of war surplus airplane storage site, Kingman, Arizona, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an aerial view of a war surplus airplane storage site in Kingman.

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