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Hoover Dam photographs, 1930-1959
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Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting the Hoover (Boulder) Dam from 1930 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict the completed dam, including its upstream and downstream faces, diversion tunnels, outlet works, powerhouse, intake towers, crest, and spillways. The photographs depict the dam from numerous angles, including photographs taken from both the Nevada and Arizona sides of the dam, the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and aerial photographs taken from planes.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, March 21, 1984
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Photograph of warehouses and administration building construction, Henderson (Nev.), October 29, 1941
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Westgate Hotel: early Riverside sketches, 1971 September 8
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This set includes drawings for Little America Refining Co. (client).
This set includes: topographic map, site plans, aerial photographs, preliminary sketches, exterior elevations, floor plans, building sections, and roof plans.
This set contains 11 sheets of drawings for the Westgate Hotel in San Diego. This set includes: floor plans, exterior perspective, and building sections.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 040
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"LV News Bureau" b-roll footage of popular landmarks across the Valley: video, 1992 April 30
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B-roll footage of boats on Lake Mead, cruising around the Lake and docked at various locations; Hoover Dam; Mt. Charleston; Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire including petroglyphs; clip ends with street and aerial footage of the Las Vegas Strip during the day. Original media item was titled "LV News Bureau" so this footage was likely filmed for promotional reasons. Original media Betacam, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Las Vegas Hilton Hippodrome, 1974 June 11; 1976 February 10
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This set includes drawings for Jackson Earl Wheeler (client).
This set includes: floor plans, building sections, exterior elevations, preliminary sketches, rendered exterior perspectives, rendered interior perspectives, aerial images and programmatic bubble diagrams.
Includes drawings for Xanadu Arena, Xanadu Hotel and Casino, Caesar's Towers and Las Vegas Airport Hotel.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 257
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