This set includes drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Slyman (client).
This set includes: preliminary sketches, floor plans, redlining, process drawings, exterior elevations, site plans, roof plans and exterior perspectives.
Archival Collection
Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 430
This set includes drawings for Don Pettit (client).
This set includes: redlines, site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, framing plans, construction details, exterior elevations, building sections, and roof plans.
Archival Collection
Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 435
Materials contain reports, surveys, and chronological files from 1884 to 2005. The series includes the non-visual materials from the North Las Vegas Bicentennial Committee and Advisory Board for Kiel Ranch. The series includes reports on the property, site maps, surveys, and newspaper clippings about the property and project's status.
Archival Collection
Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records
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Collection Number: MS-00650 Collection Name: Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records Box/Folder: N/A
This series is comprised of forms (2017) completed for each neon sign that was surveyed. Each form contains information such as the name of business associated with the neon sign, location address, and other specific notes such as the physical description of the sign, the type of display, and site location details. Forms are available in Microsoft Word file format.
Archival Collection
Southern Nevada Neon Survey Records
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Collection Number: PH-00401 Collection Name: Southern Nevada Neon Survey Records Box/Folder: Digital File 00
On February 28, 1977, Fletcher Corey interviewed Theda Kay Grinnell (born 1935 in New London, Iowa) about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grinnell first talks about her move to Nevada and both her and her husband’s work at the Nevada Test Site. She also talks about the atomic blasts, competition with Russia, and her employment that followed her work at the Test Site. Grinnell later talks about her church membership and goes into detail about the race riots and how they involved and impacted her and her son. The end of the interview includes discussion on flash floods, the culinary union, how World War II affected the Las Vegas industry, and the social changes in Las Vegas.
On February 28th, 1977, collector Clyde C. Caldwell interviewed Patrick P. Keenan (born January 24th, 1905 in New York) at his house in Henderson, Nevada. Mr. Keenan discusses Las Vegas and Henderson in the 1950s. He also speaks about working on the Strip and the changes he has seen in Las Vegas over time.