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Arcadia Ballroom, New York: photograph, 1950
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Larry Fotine Music collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Las Vegas City Engineering and Planning Department Reports
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The Las Vegas City Engineering and Planning Department Reports (1951-1981) consist of urban planning reports, transportation and parking studies, and environmental impact assessments concerning the greater Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area. In addition to general issues of urban planning, the collection contains materials relating to the expansion of Interstate 15 through West Las Vegas in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Archival Collection
New York Racing Association, 1996-2013
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 120 (Restrictions apply), Box 121
Archival Component
Sophie Matisse, a New York Painer, 2005
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-033
Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Suzette Cox by Andrew Lazarus, March 15, 1981
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Carmon Meswarb interview, April 15, 1976: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On April 15, 1976, Judy Hammer interviewed Carmon Meswarb (b. February 9, 1932 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) about his life as a musician in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meswarb discusses how he ended up in Las Vegas, the musicians union and his time playing in a relief band. Meswarb also delves into the different entertainment acts of the 1950s and 1960s, the big-name performers, the city’s showgirls and racial segregation in entertainment. Moreover, Matson talks about the changing landscape of the city, residential areas and the changed attitude of the Strip. The interview ends with Meswarb discussing the short stint of Broadway shows on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
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Archival Collection
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