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Photograph of Queen and Court of Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Caption: Queen of Tonopah R.R. Carnival
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Photograph of a double handed drilling contest in downtown Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
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Photograph of people seated in stands at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Archival Collection
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Binion's Horseshoe Second Floor Plan: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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From the Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452). Written on the image: "2nd Flr. Plan. 3rd as noted. 1/8"=1'0". Rissman & Rissman Associates. Binion's Horseshoe as-built. Date 9-20-67. Sheet #2".
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Unidentified group of men at a dinner: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Institute for Security Studies Training Video on Terrorism
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Institute for Security Studies Training Video on Terrorism includes copies of the institute's training video for resort employees called "7 Signs of Terrorism" that was produced in 2008. The collection includes English language and Spanish language versions of the video.
Archival Collection
Ken Tiffany Music Scores
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The Ken Tiffany Music Scores (approximately 1956-1999) comprise a collection of published sheet music and original handwritten scores composed by Tiffany. The material also includes several pictures of Tiffany.
Archival Collection
Erma Cunningham Collection on the Eldorado School District, Nelson, Nevada
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The Erma Cunningham Collection on the Eldorado School District, Nelson, Nevada is comprised of materials related to the elementary school that was located in Nelson, Clark County, Nevada from 1941 through 1952. It includes attendance records, student grades, and assorted materials related to education.
Archival Collection
Photographs of Strip Centre sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 24, 2017
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Archival Collection
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Sign owner: Has been for sale since 2013
Sign details: This location has is a little shopping mall, and is called the strip centre since they are near the north end of the strip. Though this location has been up for sale since 2013.
Sign condition: 3- has had some bad weathering over the years and the paint is quite faded now.
Sign form: Blade
Sign-specific description: This sign stand on top of the building above the entrance. It is a green base that reaches the top of the sign. On the top part there is a big green steel rectangle with yellow painted words "The Strip Centre" but the word "Strip" is contained in channeled neon while the other two words are skeletal neon. Beneath this is 3 green sign boxes that would contain back lit plastic signs, but there are no signs in them currently. To the south side of the main sign there are remains of a sign that look like it used incandescent light bulbs.
Sign - type of display: Neon and plastic back lit signs.
Sign - media: Steel and plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic back lit portion
Sign environment: This location is on the north end of the strip. It is north of the Stratosphere by a few blocks but also has some motels and wedding chapels close to it.
Sign - date of installation: Has been up since at least 2009
Sign - thematic influences: The plastic back lit portion is helpful for malls like this since they can change out which stores are within the mall relatively easily without getting a whole new sign.
Survey - research locations: Google map roadside view, attempted assessor's page but could not find it
Survey - research notes: This location was hard to find information on since it is for sale. Also I could not find information on it the assessor's page for some reason.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-10-01
Sign keywords: Neon; Plastic; Backlit; Steel; Pole sign; Back to back
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