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Nevada files, 1964 to 2021

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Nevada files (1964-2021) sub-series contains research files, reprints, negatives, and surveys from various locations throughout Nevada. Moapa Valley, Overton, the Muddy River, Lake Mohave, Ash Meadows, the Nevada Test Site, the Great Basin region, and regional Northern and Southern Nevada comprise the majority of the files.

Archival Collection

Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00906
Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Beatty, Nevada, 1904-1989

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of families and ranches around Beatty, Nevada from 1904 to 1989. Materials include photographs of the Brockman, Lisle, Revert, Crowell, Lemmon, Palsgrove, and Reidhead families, documenting activities such as events on Main Street, construction of several buildings, protests against the Nevada Test Site, animal husbandry, railroad transportation (especially by the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad), education, and mining and milling.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records

Identifier

MS-00650

Abstract

The Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records (1973-2005) document the activities of the North Las Vegas Bicentennial Committee (1973-1976) and its successor, the Advisory Board for Kiel Ranch (1978-1995), in their efforts to restore Kiel Ranch, one of the earliest non-indigenous settlement sites in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The collection contains various official reports on Kiel Ranch, proposals on how to restore Kiel Ranch, chronological files for each year of the project, and newspaper clippings on the status of Kiel Ranch.

Archival Collection

Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs

Identifier

PH-00123

Abstract

The Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs (approximately 1929-1939) consists of black-and-white photographic prints with some corresponding negatives and slides of the construction of Hoover Dam and the geographic terrain of southern Nevada during the early 1930s. Included are photographs of the geographic area around the dam site, Black Canyon, and Boulder City, Nevada. Photographs depict the construction of facilities and roads needed for the project.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, fourth floor plan, December 10, 1983

Date

1983-12-10

Description

Project overview drawings of Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City from 1983; printed on mylar. Shows floor plan with outline of the surrounding site.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ

Image

Lakes Landing: Rackset, 1987 November 30; 1988 November 30

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: redlining, site plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, roof plans, floor plans, land surveys, preliminary sketches, construction details, framing plans, foundation plans, building sections, finish/door/window schedules, general specifications, plumbing plans, electrical plans, grading plans and water and sewer plans.

This set includes drawings for The Mueller Group (client) by C.S.A. Engineers and surveyors (engineer).

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 251

Archival Component

Nellis Air Force Base: Munitions Loading Revetments, 1985 February 22

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: index sheet, site plans, sewer plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, ceiling plans, finish/door schedules, roof plans, building sections, wall sections and foundation plans.

Includes geotechnical report booklet, load calculations, design analysis, general specifications and cost estimations.

This set includes drawings by Delta Engineering, Inc (engineer) and Harris and Simoncini, Ltd (engineer).

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 294

Archival Component