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Architectural drawing of the Holiday Casino (Las Vegas), plot plan, first floor plan, September 3, 1971

Date

1971-09-03

Description

Plot and first floor plans for the proposed Holiday Casino in Las Vegas. Original medium: paper ozalid. The property became Harrah's Las Vegas in 1992.
Site Name: Holiday Casino
Address: 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of the Holiday Inn and Holiday Casino (Las Vegas), plot plan, August 4, 1969

Date

1969-08-04

Description

Plot plan of the proposed Holiday Inn and Holiday Casino in Las Vegas. Includes comparitive quantitities and revision date. Original medium: paper ozalid. The property became Harrah's Las Vegas in 1992.
Site Name: Holiday Casino
Address: 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1969-09-18

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Rendering of the Silver Nugget (North Las Vegas), façade, May 13, 1964

Date

1964-05-13

Description

Artist's rendering of the proposed Silver Nugget façade. Includes revision dates. J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers.
Site Name: Silver Nugget
Address: 2140 Las Vegas Boulevard North

Latest Drawing Revision: 1964-05-26

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Transcript of interview with Richard Caldwell by Lloyd Henderson, March 06, 1980

Date

1980-03-06

Description

Las Vegas history 1953-1980. Migration to Las Vegas from Louisiana. Personal history: family, occupation(s), and education. Westside. Development of race relations in Las Vegas. Residential segregation. Discrimination of blacks: no better than the South. Inequality of employment opportunities. Development of the Strip. Black entertainers.

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Transcript of interview with Judith Ann Allaire by Tracye Ann Collins, March 10, 1980

Date

1980-03-10

Description

Tracye Ann Collins interviews teacher Judith Ann Allaire in her classroom at Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Allaire was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 24th, 1944, and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. This interview covers education, growing up in Las Vegas, and politics in Nevada. Allaire also discusses the various job titles she has held, such as medical social worker, secretary, cocktail waitress, drug counselor, dancer, and teacher, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 23, 1975

Date

1975-09-23

Description

Agenda and meeting minutes for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Senate. CSUN Session 4 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Las Vegas Rotary Club 50th Anniversary Program, 1973

Date

1973

Archival Collection

Description

50 year anniversary program for the Las Vegas Rotary Club, from 1923-1973.

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John McKay interview, March 3, 1980: transcript

Date

1980-03-03

Archival Collection

Description

On March 3, 1980, Donna Malloy interviewed John McKay (b. July 7th, 1926 in North Dakota) about his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McKay begins by speaking about his family history, his career in the electronics and engineering field for aerospace, as well as his experiences in two wars. Moreover, McKay speaks about his hobbies of hunting and fishing and his time as a musician around Las Vegas. McKay also spends time going over how the city of Las Vegas has grown and changed, the increase in crime, and the extreme floods in the 1950s. Lastly, McKay talks about the Nuclear Test Site, how casino gaming chips were used as money around the city, how the city of Las Vegas started and the future of the valley.

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