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Hell's Angels opening, Seattle, Washington: photographic print and negatives, 1930 July 18 to 1930 July 19
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 025 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Kaku Makino and Julie Kano oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Kaku Makino and Julie Kano conducted by Kristel Peralta, Vanessa Concepcion, Ayrton Yamaguchi, and Stefani Evans on March 22, 2021 for the Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Makino discusses his early life in Tokyo, Japan and becoming a chef. He recalls arriving to the United States in 1989, establishing the Todai (now Makino Sushi & Seafood Buffet) restaurant chain, and opening nineteen locations in California, Florida, and in Hawaii. Kano talks about her upbringing in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan and describes Japan during the Meiji era. She remembers arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2000 and the cultural change she experienced. Lastly, Makino and Kano discuss the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Archival Collection
Musiette McKinney oral history interview, 2024 July 02
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Oral history interview with Musiette McKinney conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 2, 2024 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Musiette KcKinney recalls a childhood in Illinois and Pomona, California. She describes being recruited out of high school to play at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1975, and then being drafted to the San Francisco Pioneers, an expansion team in the first women's professional basketball league, the Women's Basketball League. Returning to Pomona, McKinney coached basketball part time for Mount San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC) and earned her A.A. in Criminal Justice. In 1992, McKinney arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada as UNLV's Assistant Women's Basketball Coach for four years under Head Coach Jim Bolla. After two years at the Andre Agassi Academy, McKinney returned to UNLV to work with the Center for Academic Enrichment & Outreach. McKinney was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame with her former team, the San Francisco Pioneers, and the entire Women's Professional Basketball League as "Trailblazers of the Game." Digital audio and photographs available.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Thomas, Rich. The Real Howard Hughes?, Newsweek, 1972 April 10
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 12
Archival Component
Hughes, Mark. Island of Art in a Sea of Neon, Sundancer, 1978 December
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
Fourth of July celebration on the main street of Searchlight, Nevada. In the background is the Brown Club and The Gem. Written on the photograph is Searchlight July 5, '09, 1909 July 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Series II, 1946 July
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Beverly Rogers Collection of Armed Services Editions
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Nellis Air Force Base: Dining Hall: 60 Percent Phase
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Scope and Contents
This set includes: index sheet, site plans, demolition plans, grading plans, utility plans, landscape plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, interior elevations, door/window schedules, wall sections, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, construction details, equipment plans, equipment schedules, foundation plans, framing plans, plumbing plans, plumbing schedules, plumbing details, fire protection plans, fire protection details, HVAC plans, HVAC details, electrical plans and electrical details.
This set includes drawings by Harris and Simoncini, Ltd (engineer).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 109
Archival Component
Photograph of exterior corner of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall at dusk (Las Vegas), circa 1951
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Archival Collection
Description
View of the neon signs on the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall at Fremont and Second Streets. Signs for the Lucky Strike and Pioneer Club are seen in the background.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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