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Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1960-1979

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Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1960 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict properties owned by Howard Hughes after he moved to Las Vegas in 1966, including the Desert Inn, the Silver Slipper, the Landmark Hotel, the Sands Hotel, and the Frontier Hotel. The photographs also include the Spring Mountain Ranch that Hughes purchased for his wife Jean Peters and aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

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Additional Images for Publication

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Scope and Contents

This collection of aerial photographs focus on the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell. They were created in 2021 and 2022 as part of Jamey Stillings' series titled Tapping the Colorado. This selection of images is described by the photographer as "Additional Images for Publication," and he notes "These images augment the prime image collection and may be used by the artist for editorial licensing, presentations, etc., where additional imagery is needed." This portion of the "Additional Images for Publication" focuses on Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam, and parts of the Colorado River.

Archival Collection

Jamey Stillings Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00380
Collection Name: Jamey Stillings Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

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Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and Hoover Dam, 2009-2012

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The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and the Hoover Dam series depict the construction of the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge from 2009 to 2012. The photographs primarily depict workers building the bridge, including photographs of ironworkers, the arch, the temporary pylons, the arch keystone, and the piers. The photographs also depict aerial views of the bridge, the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, the Colorado River, Black Canyon, and the surrounding area.

Archival Collection

Jamey Stillings Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00380
Collection Name: Jamey Stillings Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

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Land Survey, 1974 November 18

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File

Scope and Contents

This set includes 11 sheets for Little America Refining Co. (client) and includes land surveys by Cooper Aerial Survey Co. (consultants).

This set includes 40 sheets of architectural drawings for Little America Refining Co. (client) of the Salt Lake City Little America by Blanton and Co (engineer) and Georgius Y. Cannon (architect) dated from August 1969 to September 1970.

Archival Collection

Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 047

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Photograph of boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam coffer dam, circa 1934-1935

Date

1934 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

View from above of a boxcar being lowered into the nearly completed Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

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Slide of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of the Hoover Dam.

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Slide of Lake Mead, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Lake Mead.

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Slide of Lake Mead, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Lake Mead.

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Slide of Lake Mead, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Lake Mead.

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