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Sweepstakes and Jai Alia tickets; sweepstakes tickets from Cambridgeshire, England, New York, New York; and Dublin, Ireland; Jai Alia tickets and program from Fronton, Mexico, approximately 1964 to 1975

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Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
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Collection Number: MS-00110
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
Box/Folder: Box 13

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Shauna Hughes oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02817

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Shauna Hughes conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 31, 2016 and October 11, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Hughes discusses her early life in New York and later moving to Ohio. She talks about attending John Carroll University, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982, and being a founding member of the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys. Hughes recalls being appointed Henderson City Attorney, the early development of Green Valley, and the rapid growth of that area. Hughes then describes the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) explosion in 1988. In the second interview, Hughes discusses her work as Henderson City Attorney. She describes collaborating with elected city officials, the development of the Galleria Mall, and the establishment of Nevada State College (NSC). Lastly, Hughes talks about community support for new infrastructure in Henderson.

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T-Shirt Color: White; Front: Citizens Hose Co. Engine 5 Lancaster, New York, Dept. Emblem; Back: Citizens Hose Co. Engine 5 Lancaster, New York, Dept. Emblem, approximately 2001-2012

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File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 163

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Biography of David Houston written by Epic Records (New York), June 17-19, 1968

Date

1968-06-12

Description

A biography of musician David Houston written by Epic Records in New York and given to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Epic Records National Sales Convention. This three-page biography examines Houston's early start at the age of twelve when he stared on the famed radio program ""Louisiana Hayride"" to a list of his current country music hit sincles and albums.

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Slovic, P. 1999. "Trust, Emotion, Sex, Politics and Science. Surveying the Risk-Assessment Battlefield." Risk Analysis. 19 (4). 689-701. New York, New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, 1999

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Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 44

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Nakayachi, K. 1998. "How do People Evaluate Risk Reduction When They Are Told Zero Risk is Impossible?" Risk Analysis, 18 (3) 235-242. New York, New York: Plenum Press, 1998

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Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 40

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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 1998. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code 1998 Edition with 1999 and 2000 Addenda. New York, New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1998

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Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 29

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#71871: Tamara Madensen with students, Stacey Clouse and Logan Kennedy, by T-Mobile arena and New York New York talk about crowd management and securit, November 28, 2017, 2017 November 28

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Item

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00373

Abstract

The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes after landing in New York after a high-altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a new two-ounce oxygen mask; with him were Charles Perrine, Glenn Odekirk, and Harry Connor, 1938 August 20

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 17

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