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A semi truck drives on Desert Inn Road near Eastern Avenue, looking southwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Sahara Avenue and Desert Inn Road.
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Stardust Hotel and Resort promotional video; Meadows Mall holiday display promotion; Monte Hale stars in Frontier Hotel promotional video
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Archival Collection
Description
Promotional video for Stardust Hotel and Resort showing amenities including the pool, dining options, interior of hotel rooms, sports and gaming, and various entertainment programs available; voiceover describing everything while short clips show onscreen, ends with a phone number to call; same ad runs twice. Second segment is promotional video for the Meadows Mall Christmas display with the slogan of "Meadows Mall means Christmas"; second segment appears to be b-roll for the same Christmas village promotional video with music playing over the same shots of the holiday display. Third segment is Monte Hale appearing in a promotional video for the Frontier Hotel; he walks through the hotel, dining, entertainment options while in Western-style clothing and at times, riding a horse. Same Meadows Mall clip runs again. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), hotel building and room plans, March 11, 1955
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Archival Collection
Description
Finalized construction plans for the construction of Hacienda, originally called the Lady Luck, as written on the drawing. Drawn by: B.E. Efstonbuilt, Inc. of Chicago, architects; Harold L. Epstein, structural engineer; A. E. Capon, electrical engineer.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), second floor plan, March 25, 1963
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Plans for hotel room and public area additions for the Hacienda from 1963-1965. Includes paint schedule and finish schedule. J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the Flamingo Hilton tower addition (Las Vegas), stair number 1 sections, July 27, 1976
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Architectural plans for the addition of a tower to the Flamingo in 1976. Reduced sheet. Original material: parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; Bennett/Tepper, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), toilets plan and elevations, April 5, 1968
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Toilets plan and elevations for the construction of the Circus Circus casino from 1968. Printed on parchment.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the Palace hotel decorated for the railroad days celebration in Goldfield (Nev.), 1905
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Palace Hotel, Goldfield, Nevada, September 14, 1905. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Palace Hotel on the corner of Main and Crook, decorated for the Railroad Days celebration. Arrival of the Goldfield Railroad was a milestone in the camp's history. Later merged with the Tonopah Railroad to form the T. & G. R.R., it was the first of 4 railroads to serve Goldfield." There is a date stamp: February 1980.
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Joan Swift Papers
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Abstract
The Joan Swift Papers (1989-1994) document Swift's activities as county recorder for Clark County, Nevada. The contents of this collection include photographs, speeches, congratulatory letters, candidate night invitations, county elected official biographies, campaign materials, Clark County newsletters, and news clippings. Photographs and a draft of Swift’s memoirs to her grandchildren are also included in this collection.
Archival Collection
Anthony J. Franchini Papers
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Abstract
The Anthony J. Franchini Papers date from 1915 to 1996 and contain the personal and professional papers of Anthony Franchini, a musician and composer. The collection contains newspaper clippings, personal correspondence, Franchini's United States Army records, sheet music, personal photographs, and a scrapbook compiled by Franchini.
Archival Collection
Kathleen Bryan Gaston oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kathleen Bryan Gaston conducted by Niki Rodriguez on March 17, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Kathleen Gaston talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, how Las Vegas looked when she was growing up, the growth of Las Vegas, the schools she attended, and the growth of the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection