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Architectural drawing of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), detailed proposal sheets, plot and roof plans, parking and area schedule, and legal description, November 17, 1967

Date

1967-11-17

Description

Project overview sheets of the major elements of Circus Circus from November 1967; Stamped "Preliminary - Not for Construction Purposes."
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda's (Las Vegas), proposed structure of the principal floor plan, May 29, 1954

Date

1954-05-29

Description

Preliminary study of various aspects of the proposed Hacienda. Drawn by: H.A.B.. Original medium: pencil on paper. Efstonbuilt, Inc. of Chicago, architects; McClellan & Markwith, architects.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of three aerialists peforming at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Three synchronized female aerialists perform at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of a circus performer with a miniature bicycle, Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

A circus performer points at a miniature bicycle, Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Jay Sarno at a party, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 20, 1983

Date

1983-08-20

Archival Collection

Description

Jay Sarno, in costume, at a Caesars Palace "toga party," Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Pahrump, Nevada, 1910-1990

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Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs from Pahrump, Nevada from 1910 to 1950, and document the activities of the Hughes, Ruud, Turner, Wiley, Ford, Hafen, and Brown families. Materials include photographs of animals, ranch work, buildings, cattle, wells, crops, Cathedral Canyon, the airstrip, homesteading grounds, cabins, mushroom clouds from the Nevada Test Site, the First Pahrump Harvest Festival, ranchers, the Pahrump School, the Pahrump Trading Post, irrigation systems, Noonday Mill, and the Pahrump Store. Materials also contain photographs of several ranches in the Pahrump Valley, including the Pahrump Ranch, Hidden Hills (Yount) Ranch, Resting Spring Ranch, Wiley Ranch, and Hafen Ranch.

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

O'Farrell, Thomas P.

Thomas P. O’Farrell studied zoology and entomology at the University of Tennessee, where he received his Ph.D. in the 1960s. O’Farrell worked under contract with various institutions such as the Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EG&G, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), the United States Department of Energy (DOE), and the University of Nevada System’s Desert Research Institute (DRI).

Person

Photographs and clippings from Temple Beth Sholom scrapbook, 1970s-1990s

Date

1948 to 2000

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs and correspondence document the history of Temple Beth Sholom, including the ground breaking and construction of the campus in Summerlin. Also included in this set of images are photographs of Rita Deanin Abbey fabricating the Wall of Creation installation for the Temple on Oakey Boulevard in the 1970s.

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