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Architectural drawing of Sahara Hotel Convention Center (Las Vegas), plot plan, August 15, 1967
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Archival Collection
Description
Plot plan for the Sahara Hotel Convention Center from 1967. Includes revisions, key plan, and plot plan notes. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb; architect; Milton R. Bertrand, delineator.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel tower addition (Las Vegas), longitudinal building sections, December 12, 1973
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Longitudinal building sections for additions and alterations to the tower of the Riviera Hotel from 1974. Drawn by FD. Includes revision dates. Printed on mylar. John T. Iwamoto, delineator; Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel tower addition (Las Vegas), interior penthouse elevations, December 12, 1973
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Interior penthouse details and elevations for additions and alterations to the tower of the Riviera Hotel from 1974. Includes revision dates. Printed on mylar. John T. Iwamoto, delineator; Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel tower addition (Las Vegas), exterior wall elevations, December 12, 1973
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior wall elevations for additions and alterations to the tower of the Riviera Hotel from 1974. Drawn by C.M. Includes revision dates. Printed on mylar. John T. Iwamoto, delineator; Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Las Vegas Sun Photographs
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Abstract
The Las Vegas Sun Photographs depict significant events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1948 to 1989 that were covered by the newspaper. The photographs partially document the gubernatorial, senatorial, mid-term, and local elections in Nevada in 1982. The photographs also include protests by African Americans for better wages and renters for fair housing practices, McCarran Airport, protests against the Nevada Test Site, the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas, hotels and casinos, political events, parades, dedications of buildings, and aerial photographs of the city. The photographs also depict politicians during campaign events and fundraisers, including President Ronald Reagan; U.S. Senators Howard Cannon, Pat McCarran, Chic Hecht, Paul Laxalt, and Harry Reid; Nevada governors Mike O'Callaghan and Robert List; and Lieutenant Governor Bob Cashell.
Archival Collection
Photographs and clippings from Temple Beth Sholom scrapbook, 1970s-1990s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Photographs and correspondence document the history of Temple Beth Sholom, including the ground breaking and construction of the campus in Summerlin. Also included in this set of images are photographs of Rita Deanin Abbey fabricating the Wall of Creation installation for the Temple on Oakey Boulevard in the 1970s.
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