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Robert B. Griffith Collection
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MS-00315
Abstract
The Robert B. Griffith Collection (1928-1975) documents the work of Robert B. Griffith, an instrumental figure in the development of water resources in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as the creation of McCarran International Airport and Nellis Air Force Base. The collection consists of Colorado River Commission papers, 1928 International Air Race documents, general correspondence, a feasibility study, an airport guide, American Legion papers, the memoirs of Alfred Merritt Smith, and death and burial records belonging to his father. The collection also includes slides from various countries, including the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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Weiner, Stanley
Stanley Weiner was born on May 11, 1946. He arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953 from New York City. He worked as busboy and at a Sears department store.
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Mann, Conrad H., 1871-1943
Conrad Henry Mann was a Kansas City, Missouri civic leader and city builder, and the president of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce from 1928 to 1933. He is responsible for numerous building and city development projects in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Lower ring of the dome during construction, 1958
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Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00362
Collection Name: Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Collection Name: Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Dome construction, 1958 April 09
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File
Archival Collection
Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00362
Collection Name: Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Collection Name: Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Archival Component
Compression ring of the dome during construction, 1958
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File
Archival Collection
Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00362
Collection Name: Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
Collection Name: Bob Hampton Photographs of Construction Projects in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03
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