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Exterior view of the North Las Vegas City Hall building in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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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 Civic Center Drive between Las Vegas Boulevard and Lake Mead Boulevard.
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Interview with John Shannon Coogan, September 15, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), landscape plan, April 15, 1973
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Archival Collection
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Landscaping plans for the construction of the Harrah's Lake Tahoe resort. Includes plant legend. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50
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Nellis Air Force Base: Dining Hall, 1986 October 20
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This set includes: site plans and floor plans.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 114
Archival Component
Audio recording clip of interview with Monroe Williams by Claytee D. White, August 15, 2000
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Monroe Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on August 15, 2000. Williams describes his experience in the fire department.
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The 2016 Nevada Business Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony held at the MGM Grand: digital photographs
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, New York City, July 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Jack L. Monroe Jr. interview, March 15, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 15, 1981, Marie Carmichael interviewed Jack L. Monroe Jr. (b. 1937 in St. Helena, California) about his life in Las Vegas, Nevada and his work as a cook among many other topics. Monroe speaks initially about his time working alongside his family in the restaurant business, with his father working as a cook, his mother a waitress and himself as both a busboy and a cook. He discusses the working conditions of cooks, the competition between casino restaurants and the relationship between workers, bosses and the public. Moreover, Monroe speaks about life in Las Vegas as a youngster, the significance of YMCA, summer camps and other recreational activities, and the school system. Lastly, he talks about the changing infrastructure of the city, the paved roads and public transportation, how casinos made their profits and the attachment residents develop towards the city of Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Chris Hall, Judge John McGroarty and others at the WE CAN “Love Ya Child” benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
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