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Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01112

Abstract

Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured from 2022 to 2024 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, "Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Oral History Project." Archived websites represent local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) civic and service organizations and individuals that have been interviewed as part of the oral history project. The collection includes archived websites of organizations such as the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Asian-American Advocacy Clinic, Asian Community Development Council, and Thai Culture Foundation. Archived websites of individuals represented in this collection includes entrepreneur, real estate investor, and motivational speaker Lisa Song Sutton and magician Juliana Chen.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, third floor plan, August 10, 1983

Date

1983-08-10

Description

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

Image

A sidewalk surface at the Ascaya development, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-05

Description

Instead of traditional concrete sidewalks, paths in the Ascaya luxury home development are surfaced with rock sourced and crushed on site and affixed with stabilizing agents giving walkways a more natural feel. Infrastructure for Ascaya, carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

Image

Photograph of Black Canyon, Hoover Dam, circa early 1930s

Date

1931 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of Black Canyon at the site of construction at Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Postcard of outhouse and tents, Henderson, Nevada, circa 1941

Date

1941 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Postcard of outhouse and tent buildings, probably at Basic Magnesium site, Henderson, Nevada. "Priority A-1-A in Nevada, It's 'Basic'" written on front of card.

Image

Color view of Temple Beth Sholom located at 1600 East Oakey Boulevard

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Arrangement note: Series V. Glass slidesSite name: Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nev.) Site address: 1600 E Oakey Blvd

Image

Photographs of Jewish Federation Land Acquisition Conference, 1999

Date

1999

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs of the Jewish Federation Land Acquisition conference, including site plans.

Image

MGM construction party, image 06

Description

Jim, Stuart, and Bill Mason stand on a raised platform overlooking some of the construction site for the MGM.