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Unknown author. Atlantic City wins its bet on Casinos, Business Week, 1976 November 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 14
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 14
Archival Component
View of warehouse and machine shop area. Boulder City in background: photographic print, 1932 February 15
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00267
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
Collection Name: Six Companies, Inc. Hoover Dam Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
Archival Component
Photograph of Julie Weintraub, Las Vegas, 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Julie Weintraub. He was a big gambling figure, popularized gambling "junkets," and helped build the Dunes Hotel into one of the biggest casinos of its time.
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Structural engineering: structural sheets S100-S258, 1976 April 19; 1976 July 15
Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents
This set includes drawings by John A. Martin and Associates (engineer).
This set includes: foundation plans, floor plans, framing plans, roof plans, and construction details.
Archival Collection
Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 021
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 021
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), master plan, partial third floor, south, April 15, 1985
Date
1985-04-15
Archival Collection
Description
Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. Parchment copy.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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New York, New York ARK rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1997 May 30 (folder 8 of 9), image 2
Date
1997-05-30
Description
Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes
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UNLV Libraries employees pose for portraits July 15, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
Date
2014-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Client: University Libraries
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