Architectural plans for the additions and renovations for the Thunderbird from 1958. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Written on the slide: "Storm obscures mts. [mountains] in general direction of Tule Springs site camp. Looking toward Vegas Range from Tonopah hy. [highway]."
This set includes: index sheet, site plans, floor plans, foundation plans, framing plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, building sections, reflected ceiling plans, construction details, roof plans, grading plans, HVAC plans, finish/door/window schedules, general specification, mechanical plans, fixture schedules, lighting plan, electrical plans and electrical schematics.
This set includes drawings for Preferred Equities Corp (client) by John S. Kubota (engineer), Robert E. Ash (engineer), Greg Shea (engineer) and James C. Smith (engineer).
Archival Collection
Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 211
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). The presentation slide reads, "Nevada Operations office off-site follow-up studies project scope. Collect & organize historical documents. Publish/make available previously unreleased or classified data. Make comprehensive assessment of radiation dose. Compile operating on/off site for each event."
Oral history interview with Gail Hambley conducted by Mike Hinton on February 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Hambley reflects upon her upbringing in early Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses her schooling at Las Vegas High School with wooden desks and no air conditioning, memories at the Stewart Ranch and Hoover Dam, and her job with the Nevada Test Site.