Floor plans for the East wing tower townhouse suites on floors 21-22 of the MGM Grand Hotel. Includes revisions and key plan. Drawn by P. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Taylor Construction Co. Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
From the Marie and James B. McMillan Photograph Collection (PH-00334). Clockwise from left: Woodrow Wilson (NAACP), Lubertha M. Warden Johnson, Bob Bailey (NAACP), Clesse Turner (County Commissioner), Butch W.E. Leypoldt (Sheriff), Hank Greenspun (Las Vegas Sun), James B. McMillan (President of the NAACP), Oran Gragson (Mayor), Dr. Charles I. West, Ray K. Sheffer (Chief of Police), Art Olsen (County Commissioner), possibly J. David Hoggard, and Donald Clark (NAACP).
Panoramic photograph of Goldfield, Nevada with some mines, businesses and significant sites identified. Caption: "The City of Goldfield and some of the mines which have made it famous." "Compliments of the Goldfield Ledge Mining, Co., Exchange Building, Denver, Colorado." Identified: Kendall [Mine]; Columbia Mountain; Sandstorm [Mine]; Electric Transformer Station; Black Butte in Diamondfield; January Mine; Combination Mine; Jumbo Town; Jumbo Mine; St. Ives [Mine]; Florence Mine; Blue Bull Mine; Simmerone Mine; Moose [Goldfield Mining Co.]; Piute; Goldfield Ledge Company's Mines; Schwab-McKane; Dixie [Mine]; Windsor [Mining Co.]; The American Milling & Reduction Co.; Grand St. & Park; Steam Laundry; Catholic Church; Miners' Union Hall; Nixon Bank Building; Fesler Block; Monte Carlo [Saloon]; Main Street; Casson & Ish Mercantile; Hotel Site; Post Office; Columbia St.; Atlanta [Mine]; New Western Reduction Co.; Electric Light Plant; Goldfield Brewing Co.
The UNLV Libraries Collection of 1983 Hoover Dam Overflow Photographs is a series of color photographs that document the historic water overflow at Hoover Dam as seen from the Arizona side of the dam. Taken in August of 1983, this overflow marked the first time the spillways were used during a flood. The spillways were previously tested once in 1941 after the dam was initially filled.
The Joseph "Wingy" Manone Papers (1934-1996) include a partial draft of his autobiography, newspaper clippings, correspondence, magazine articles, and press releases related to his musical career. Manone also wrote music, some of which is included in the collection.
Oral history interview with Dr. Syed Saquib conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 23, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, doctor Syed Saquib discusses the University Medical Center's (UMC) role during the night of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He speaks about the hospital's level of preparation and the procedures in place that allowed for an effective and controlled system to treat the survivors. Saquib talks about the group effort that was required to care for all of the patients in an efficient manner. In addition to that night, he also discusses his move to Las Vegas in 2016 and the sense of community he has developed.