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Photograph of Hoover Dam releasing water, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Hoover Dam, downstream side releasing water from penstock. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of a building under construction in Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Film transparency of the Visitors Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940

Date

1933 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An exterior view of the Visitors Bureau in downtown Boulder City.

Image

Photographic slide of a street in Carson City, Nevada, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1963 (year approximate)

Description

A view of buildings on a street in Carson City. One of the buildings is a restaurant called Casa Blanca. Street signs in the photo show that it is a view of N. Curry St. and W. Robinson St.

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South of Railroad Pass near Boulder City, Nevada, taken by Belknap Photographic Services, Boulder City, Nevada, 1949 January 16

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 24

Archival Component

Pearl Hughes oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00907

Abstract

Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, south elevation, November 7, 1983

Date

1983-11-07

Description

Conceptual sketches of Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City. Scale: one inch = 32 feet. 'SK 2B."
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ

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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, north elevation, November 4, 1983

Date

1983-11-04

Description

Conceptual sketches of Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City. 'SK-3A.' Includes detail of windows at wall corner.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ

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