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Memo from Walter R. Bracken to W. H. Hulsizer about water usage, March 28, 1938

Date

1938-03-28

Archival Collection

Description

Water used by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company in 1932

Text

News segment about PETA accusing Bobby Berosini of mistreating orangutans used in his act: video, 1997

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Promotional video for the new and improved Stardust Resort and Casino which highlights new and improved amenities. The video focuses on the expanded check-in area, king sized rooms in the tower, renovated villa rooms, and a conference center with dedicated registration area and ballroom area, technologically advanced sound and lighting. The resort also offers many dining options, including the recent addition of Tres Lobos Restaurant, and enlargment of William B's, Tony Roma's, Ralph's Diner, Tucan Harry's 24-hour dining room, and the Warehouse Buffet. Recreation and entertainment options include two pools, spas, and poolside cocktail lounges. 24-hour gaming and "Enter the Night" offer many ways for guests to relax and unwind. This video is entirely in Spanish, but the same video as MS_00515_109. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 047

Archival Component

Press release about invitation for farmers to submit water use bids, Las Vegas, November 5, 1943

Date

1943-11-05

Archival Collection

Description

Copy of a press release to be printed in the Las Vegas Evening Review Journal. It stated that the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas was taking bids to use the water from a new disposal plant. Bids were accepted up to and including November 16, 1943. Document has stamp of the Union Pacific Rail Road's law department dated November 20, 1943.

Text

Aid for AIDS of Nevada "What every African American woman should know about HIV/AIDS" pamphlet

Date

1993-12

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

Text

Memo from Walter R. Bracken to E. E. Bennett about Lake Mead and Basic Magnesium, Inc., November 18, 1944

Date

1944-11-18

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken recommending that if Las Vegas was successful in getting water from Lake Mead through Basic Magnesium Incorporated that the artesian water be used for domestic purposes exclusively and the other for irrigation.

Text

The Today Show, "Silenced For Talking About God," NBC-TV, 2006 June 21

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Additional information from donor: Brittany McComb is interviewed in this NBC Today Show segment. The freedom of speech issue came about during Foothill High School (Henderson, Nevada) graduation ceremony, as school officials cut-off the microphone used by Valedictorian McComb when the content of her speech was proselytizing.

Archival Collection

Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-01130
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Invitation card to Hadassah board meeting, February 1, 1971, and newspaper clippings about Hadassah programs, February 1971

Description

Hadassah nurses provide endowment, Las Vegas Israelite, date unknown; Hadassah scientists develops cancer test, Las Vegas Israelite, February 12, 1971