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Architectural Drawings, 1951-1970
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The architectural drawings series of the Harry Hayden Whiteley Architectural Records are comprised of architectural records (1951-1970) created and/or maintained by the American architect Harry Hayden Whiteley and/or his architectural firm, known as Harry Hayden Whiteley and Associates. This series includes 10 oversized flat files of architectural drawings documenting work on over 30 projects and focuses on Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. The materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings ranging from pencil and ink on tracing paper preliminary sketches to mounted artist's renderings. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The collection includes architectural drawings for hotels, casinos, integrated casino resorts, office towers, multi-family residential developments, and custom single-family homes.
The architectural drawings series may include: site plans, floor plans, exterior and interior elevations, and exterior and interior perspective renderings.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Harry Hayden Whiteley Architectural Records
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Photograph of the cocktail lounge at the El Rancho Vegas (Las Vegas), circa 1953
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Site Name: El Rancho Vegas
Address: 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Sam Boyd, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 3, 1979
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Photograph of stage in front of Lathrop & Davis General Merchandise, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Site Name: Lathrop & Davis Tonopah Store (Tonopah, Nev.)
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Protestors hold sign for world peace: photographic print
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Protestors with tombstone protest signs: photographic print
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Program for Pzazz '70 and all that Jazz Baby at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1970
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Program for Pzazz '70 and all that Jazz Baby at the Desert Inn.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of the hotel tower and monorail at Circus Circus, circa 1975
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Film transparency of the Eldorado Club's interior (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
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Interior of the Eldorado Club.
Site Name: Eldorado Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street
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