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Work continues on the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center as seen from Convention Center Drive with a Turnberry Place Condo tower in the background, looking north in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo series documents ongoing construction work at the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion site.
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Andrew Walsh oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Andrew Walsh conducted by Barbara Tabach and Claytee D. White on February 13, 2019 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Walsh recalls his early life in New York City, New York, and working for the New York Police Department. He then recalls moving and joining the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 1998. He discusses his current position as Deputy Chief/Division Commander of Tourist Safety, his role in the aftermath of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, and community healing.
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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 April 21 (folder 1 of 1)
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Archival Collection
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The Frontier Hotel and Casino marquee reads "WELCOME SERVICE EMPLOYEES, INTERNATIONAL UNION, AND JESSE JACKSON" as supporters of the Frontier Strike and Las Vegas (Nev.) Metropolitan Police officers gather in front of the building.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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Index to architectural drawings, Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), November 20, 1985
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Archival Collection
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Index sheet to the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City) architectural drawings. Parchment copy;
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of an irrigation ditch, Blue Diamond (Nev.), 1893-1904
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of an irrigation ditch at Wilson's Sandstone Ranch, Blue Diamond (Nev.), 1893-1904
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Archival Collection
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Dr. Halle Hewetson (left), Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Postcard of the Chuck Wagon Buffet at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Church, Bruce Walter, 1941-
Bruce Walter Church was born on June 9, 1941, in St. George, Utah. Bruce married Carol “LaDean” Tobler on July 22, 1960, and had numerous children: Russell B.; K. Keith; Patrick W.; Katherine Madsen; Corey H.; John E.(D); Robert E. (D); Joey T.; Jeffery D.; and Candice Howe.
Church is affiliated with the Nevada Test Site as Assistant Manager for Environment, Safely, Security, and Health. Church has also been employed as a Health Physic Consultant and Farmer.
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Taft, Robert W., 1925-
Robert W. Taft was born on November 1, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa. Robert married Jean on January 22, 1957, and they had three children: Michael W. Taft, Rebecca T. Ashley, and Mary T. Clark.
Taft attended College Notre Dame. Taft also served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Taft was the assistant manager for plans, engineering, and budget for the Nevada Test Site.
Robert W. Taft passed away on June 17, 2006. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111485823/robert-warren-taft
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