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Architectural drawing of addition to pavilion at Zion National Park, Utah, elevations, sections and details, December 12, 1925
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Additions to pavilion building, Zion National Park, Utah. North and south exterior elevations, various interior elevations, numerous details, sections, plans and loading and stress diagrams for additions to the pavilion building at Zion National Park, Utah. Scales as shown. "Dr. by D.A.E., R.R.C., W.L.H. " "#15782-F. Sheet no. 6. Job no. 348. Date: 12/12/25." "Recommended by D.R. Hull per T.C. Unit, Landscape Eng. N.P.S. Approved by Stephen T. Mather, Director, N.P.S." "Rev. 1/11/26, 2/2/26, 3/2/26."
Site Name: Zion National Park (Utah)
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), elevations, sections, and details (type III hotel building, south end), September 23, 1966
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Sections, details, and elevations of the south end hotel building for the 1967 renovations of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino. Includes revsion dates and key plan. Original medium: pencil on parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Ira Tepper and Associates, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Q. B. Bush Papers
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The Q. B. Bush Papers are comprised of Q. B. Bush's personal papers dating from 1957 to 2018 and document Bush's work in Westside Las Vegas, Nevada casinos including the Moulin Rouge, Town Tavern, and the El Morocco. The collection also documents Bush's involvement with the Dealers Security Association and the association's effort to provide better working conditions for African American casino employees. Included are both original photographs and copies of photographs that document the African American casinos where Bush worked, as well as the Bush family at various events.
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Richard D. Chase oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Richard D. Chase conducted by Helen Rondthaler on October 17, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Chase discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1945, touching on topics such as the housing shortage during the 1940s, The Red Rooster swingers’ club, Billy Moore, Sam Larson, Ira Goldring, atomic bomb testing, and the Nevada environment. Chase discusses the importance of construction-based labor to the development of Southern Nevada. Chase also explains at length the impact of the Nevada Test Site on his construction company.
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Ned V. Bearden Sr. Photograph Collection
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The Ned V. Bearden Sr. Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of early Las Vegas, Nevada Fremont Street hotels, casinos, as well as Las Vegas businesses and residences between approximately 1940 to 1960. These photographs detail air conditioning units installations by Bearden throughout Las Vegas.
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