Detail drawings for roof hatch; louvers and transformer; Pullman support bracket; glazed partition systems; ceiling furring; door support track; suspended ceilings; catwalk sections; lobby entrance; "Dor-O-Matic" door operator; ceramic tile shower stalls; public and service toilet rooms at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. "Sheet number 54. Job 420. Scale as noted. Drawn by Walter H. Koziol. Job captain: Masayoshi Tokubo. Date: August 3, 1964. Revisions: 8-13-64; 10-29-64; 11-24-64."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South;
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Elevation plan for lobby screen; stair section and various other sections; sections of retail display case; detail drawings of balcony railing at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. "Sheet number 55. Job 420. Drawn by Walter H. Koziol. Job captain: Masatoshi Tokubo. Date: August 3, 1964. Revisions: 8-14-64; 8-31-64; 2-10-65; 4-7-65; 6-4-65."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South;
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Numerous sections, elevations, and details of additions and alterations at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. One part of the drawing is covered with black paper. "Sheet number 58. Job number 420. Scale as shown. Drawn by R. Baud. Job Captain: Mas Tokubo. Date: August 3, 1964. Revisions: 8-14-64; 8-31-64; 10-27-64."
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South;
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José Luis Gutiérrez is a self-made entrepreneur and icon in Las Vegas, Nevada, who immigrated at a young age from his hometown in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. José’s childhood memories are filled with nostalgic and loving stories from being raised by his grandmother to working at his uncle’s mechanic shop from a young age. José remembers his childhood as a tough one since he had to start working early in life and did not get to finish high school even, but he relates how his mother always motivated him to do big things in life.
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The Verna Mortensen Photograph Collection (approximately 1960-1679) is comprised of eight photographic prints that depict Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada and ferries on the Colorado River in Nevada.
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The Dorothy Keeler Papers (1811-1977) document early Las Vegas history, the life and career of former United States Mint director Eva Adams, and contain images of the Western United States and Southern Nevada in the 1930s. The collection contains clippings on the history of Las Vegas and early Las Vegas weddings as well as photographs documenting the Keelers' travels throughout the Western United States and the construction and dedication of Hoover Dam.
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The Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment (1977-1996) consists of writings by Jackie Brett and publications and clippings about Las Vegas, Nevada entertainment and tourism. Brett worked for the Nevada Commission on Tourism and promoted southern Nevada through her column "Brett's Vegas View." She wrote about production shows, concerts, special performances, and events as well as the overall development of Las Vegas tourist industry in the 1980s and 1990s.
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The Insignia Films Research for the "American Experience: Las Vegas - An Unconventional History" collection (1968, 2004-2005) contains photocopied research material, primarily drawn from Nevada newspapers, photographic prints, Betacam and VHS videotapes with interviews and footage used in the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) series "American Experience: Las Vegas - An Unconventional History," created for the Las Vegas Centennial, Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are original issues of Look magazine with Las Vegas, Nevada coverage, and a United States Freedom of Information Act (USFOIA) report on Tony Spilotro.
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