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Photographic slide of a street, January 30, 1963

Date

1963-01-30

Description

A street with a fence and buildings near it in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the background is possibly the Sahara hotel and casino.

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Mandalay Bay is seen through a gate where flowers and name tags honoring the 58 people who were killed during a 2017 mass shooting were placed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival grounds, looking southwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-10-03

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. To honor the second anniversary of the shooting, various items were left at the site.

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Guinn, Frances

Frances L. Guinn was born on February 31, 1942 in Arroyo Granda, California.

Guinn began working with the Nevada Test Site in 1970. Guinn was employed as a public relations specialist and coordinated tours of the Nevada Test Site.

Person

2016 addition, 1987 to 2012

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The 2016 addition to the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records contains agendas, minutes, resolutions, programs, newspaper clippings, and government bills and plans dating from 1987 to 2012. There are records from the Clark County Task Force, established in 2002, which studied the growth initiative and its impact on urban sprawl in Southern Nevada. Also included are board minutes, action items, and impact statements regarding the Nevada Test Site and the Yucca Mountain project. In addition, there is audiovisual material recording the various programs and interests of the Sierra Club.

Archival Collection

Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00289
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Golden Gate Casino and Hotel, 1991 January 28

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: grading plan, site plans, floor plans, construction details, foundation plans, demolition plans, exterior elevations, equipment plans, reflected ceiling plans, building sections, plumbing plans, HVAC plans, fixture schedules, lighting plans and electrical plans.

This set includes drawings by Summit Engineering Corporation (engineer), Lucchesi and Associates (architect), JW Zunino and Associates (architect), Marin, Peltyn and Associates (engineer), Harris Engineers, Inc (engineer) and Wattsco Design (consultant).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 209

Archival Component

Proposed Branch Bank

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: index sheet, site plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, framing plans, exterior elevations, building sections, wall sections, construction details, finish/door/window schedules, interior elevations, foundation plans, electrical schedules, lighting plans, electrical plans, plumbing plans, HVAC plans, general specifications and utility plans.

This set includes drawings for Nevada National Bank (client) by C.S.A Engineers and Surveyors (engineer).

Archival Collection

Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00439
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 336

Archival Component

Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs, approximately 1890-1940

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Las Vegas Ranch and Las Vegas Fort photographs depict the Las Vegas Ranch (also known as the Stewart Ranch) and the Las Vegas Fort (also known as the Old Mormon Fort) from approximately 1900 to 1940. The land around the Stewart Ranch and the Las Vegas Fort eventually became the town site for the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include the fort, houses at the Stewart Ranch, the orchard, and Las Vegas Creek. The items described include photographic prints and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.

Archival Collection

Helen J. Stewart Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00104
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Letter from James M. Montgomery (Pasadena) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 23, 1954

Date

1954-03-23

Archival Collection

Description

Mr. Montgomery, a consulting engineer, recommends that Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, authorizes the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to develop and acquire new water facilities to meet community water supply needs.

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