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Unidentified protestors outside of UNLV Moyer Student Union in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide
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Archival Collection
Description
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). A banner attached to a stage reads, "Give to Earth A Nuclear-Free Humanity. Sagebrush Alliance." The first protest sign on the left reads, "Unplanned radiation = tragedy. Planned radiation = murder." The second protest sign on the right reads, "Hell no we won't glow."
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Mural work on the side of Pepe's Tacos on Fremont Street near Eastern Avenue, looking west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Stewart Avenue and Charleston Boulevard.
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), detailed plans, first, second, third floor, elevator lobbies, August 5, 1957
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Archival Collection
Description
Plans for the construction of a 266 room addition for the Hacienda. Inlcudes coffer and elevator hatchway details.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), room details, reconstruction and additions, October 12, 1960
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Plan for reconstruction and additions for the New Frontier in 1960.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), Frontier Village, perspective view, January 25, 1967
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's rendering of the Frontier Village at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino in 1967. Original medium: pencil on parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Ira Tepper and Associates, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), second floor plan, April 5, 1968
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Second floor plans for the construction of the Circus Circus casino from 1968. Printed on parchment.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), entrance plan and details, April 5, 1968
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Plans, sections, and details for the construction of the Circus Circus casino from 1968. Includes general notes. Printed on parchment.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection
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Abstract
The Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection (1959-1977) consists of photographic prints, slides, and negatives pertaining primarily to aviation in Nevada. The collection includes images of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, McCarran International Airport, vintage airplanes, air shows, and assorted events and people, including Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, Betty Ford, and Jack Nicklaus. Erle A. Taylor served as the aviation director for Clark County, Nevada throughout the 1970s.
Archival Collection
Nevada Motion Picture Division Collection of Scripts
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Abstract
The Nevada Motion Picture Division Collection of Scripts dates from 1981 to 2005 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1984 to 1996 and consists primarily of scripts for feature films, television movies and shows, and commercials filmed in the state of Nevada. The collection includes location reports and shooting schedules for some of the productions. The collection also contains press materials received by the Motion Picture Division.
Archival Collection
Brenda Arnold oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Brenda Arnold conducted by Janet E. Prince on February 28, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Arnold discusses her career as a librarian, her religious activities in Las Vegas, Nevada, and viewing the above-ground atomic testing. She also recounts activities she did while visiting Lake Mead and Harris Springs at Mount Charleston.
Archival Collection