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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), first floor plot plan, 1965-1969

Date

1965 to 1969

Description

Undated plot plan for the Hacienda, circa late 1960s.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of The Mint Hotel and Casino sign construction, Las Vegas (Nev.), mid to late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Description

Workers operate a crane at the construction site of The Mint Hotel and Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. They are assembling the casino's marquee sign, parts of which can be seen hanging overhead. The construction machinery is from "Crane & Rigging Inc." Site Name: The Mint Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 100 Fremont Street

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Postcard of the Stardust Hotel pool, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1958-1975

Date

1958 to 1975

Archival Collection

Description

The Stardust Hotel and Casino, pool view postcard with inscription on the back. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-24

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's note: "On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
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; off-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."

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Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-24

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's note: "On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
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; off-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."

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Harry Reid oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03211

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Harry Reid conducted by Claytee D. White on July 28, 2017, December 1, 2017, August 8, 2019, and September 12, 2019 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Senator Harry Reid talks about his experiences as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981. He discusses casino decisions related to the Stardust Resort and Casino, the Fremont Hotel, the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and the Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino as well as the FBI requesting wiretaps and the Nevada Gaming Commission issuing gaming licenses at that time. In the second interview, Reid shares details as city attorney in Henderson, Nevada, his work with the University Medical Center Hospital Board, and case details as an attorney with the firm of Singleton, DeLanoy, and Jemison. Some of the cases he describes include litigation against Safeway stores, charges of drugs and murder, and evictions.

In the third interview, Reid discusses his term serving the United States House of Representatives and his role as Senate Majority Leader. He recalls his election to Nevada Assembly in 1968, his tenure as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1971 to 1975, his position as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981, and his position as Nevada's delegate in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987. Reid also talks about his political defeats when running for United States Senate and for Mayor of Las Vegas. In the fourth interview, Reid talks about various significant sites in Nevada including Searchlight, Yucca Mountain, and the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

Jerry Eppenger oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00542

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jerry Eppenger conducted by Claytee D. White on September 09, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Jerry Eppenger discusses working as a security guard at the Bonanza Hotel and the Nevada Test Site. He then talks about attending dealer school and starting a career in dealing. He then discusses segregation and racial relations in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1970s.

Archival Collection

Paul H. Bowerman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00225

Abstract

Oral history interview with Paul Bowerman conducted by Frances Harelik on March 05, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Bowerman provides insight into life in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1954 to 1976. Bowerman discusses weather, wildlife, and interesting recreational sites in Nevada.

Archival Collection

James Earl Fisher oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00578

Abstract

Oral history interview with James Earl Fisher conducted by Dawn Smith on April 23, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fisher discusses the history of Indian Springs, Nevada, the atomic testing site, Nellis Air Force Base, and his family background.

Archival Collection

Warren A. Bechtel Album of Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date

1971-06-03

Description

Marion electric shovel directly over the dam site during construction of the Government Highway (R. G. LeTourneau Co.) 9-26-31