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Photograph of ruins of the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1929 to 1933

Description

Abandoned adobe buildings at the Mormon Fort site (now known as the Old Mormon Fort), Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photograph of dam construction, Hoover Dam, February 10, 1932

Date

1932-02-10

Description

Construction site of the Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam. Marion electric drag line with 5 cubic yard capacity bucket loading gravel. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Photograph of concrete mixing plant, Hoover Dam, March 28, 1932

Date

1932-03-28

Description

Low-level concrete mixing plant at the construction site of Boulder Dam, now called Hoover Dam. Picture taken using telephoto lens. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)

Image

Film transparency of the gravel testing laboratory, Las Vegas, September 20, 1929

Date

1929-09-20

Description

Black and white image of the gravel testing laboratory at the site of the former Stewart Ranch, also known as the Las Vegas Ranch. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Film transparency of the gravel testing laboratory, Las Vegas, September 20, 1929

Date

1929-09-20

Description

Black and white image of the gravel testing laboratory at the site of the former Stewart Ranch, also known as the Las Vegas Ranch. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Dunes Hotel and Country Club: Shopping Mall, 1976 May 24; 1981 February 25

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: site plans, floor plans and land surveys.

This set includes drawings by Marnell Corrao Associates (architect), Alca Engineering and Surveying Inc (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 132

Archival Component

Edgewater Hotel: As Built Drawings, 1984 May 30; 1984 June 21

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes: index sheet, construction details, foundation plans, framing plans, wall sections, site plans, exterior elevations, roof plans, preliminary sketches, building sections, floor plans and interior elevations.

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 159

Archival Component

Best Evidence, "John Wayne's Death," The Discovery Channel, 2007

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Additional information from donor: Suspicious links between high cancer rates in Southern Utah to the radioactive fallout from the nuclear explosion tests at the Nevada Test Site, with John Wayne's death from cancer being a high-profile study. People affected by the nuclear fallout in Southern Utah are known as "down-winders."

Archival Collection

Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01130
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component