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Proposal for a future look to downtown Las Vegas: 1984 and beyond, March 2, 1984

Date

1984

Description

A master development plan for the city of Las Vegas from 1984.

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a power box, rock wall, mailbox, and street sign along Cloudrock Court in the Ascaya development, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-11-25

Description

Cloudrock Court winds its way through the upper section of the Ascaya luxury home lot development. Infrastructure for Ascaya, carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site. The development has begun selling lots and buildings are being constructed in the lower sections, but in the upper sections, like along Cloudrock Court, the infrastructure including power boxes, street lights, signs and mailboxes have all been installed.

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Desert Solidarity, Solidarity March, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990 December 05 (folder 2 of 2)

Date

1990-12-05

Description

Several organizations unite in solidarity to support the Frontier Strike in December 1990. Supporters holding signs, banners, and flags march and pose outside the Frontier. There are also photos of police officers and firemen outside the hotel. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold is in multiple photos, posing with groups and individuals, shown on stage at a rally, and at a Christmas party. Also included in this folder are: photos of Frontier owners Margaret and Tom Elardi, a portable bathroom decorated with signs and a large rodent, and a clip from an article stating, "DESERT SOLIDARITY, OUR LINE IN THE SAND." Banners and signs in the photos read: "Aloha from Hawaii, local 5 here, Hawaii's people support Frontier Strike," "Frontier Hotel, on strike, Culinary Workers Union, Bartenders Union, Teamsters Union, Operating Engineers Union, Carpenters Union," "AFL-CIO Desert Solidarity," "We're here! Steelworkers district 39 sub-district 2," "Frontier unfair to Teamsters Local Union 995."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Photograph showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, the Colorado River, and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial bridge under construction, Nevada-Arizona border, February 3, 2010

Date

2010-02-03

Description

Photographer's notes: "Evening aerial view of the dam and bridge. Twelve tub (box) girders spanned the central pier caps of the bridge forming part of the substructure for the roadbed. Note: This photo was taken well after sunset and was only possible because of the state of digital technology in 2010." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Photograph showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, the Colorado River, and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial bridge under construction, Nevada-Arizona border, February 3, 2010

Date

2010-02-03

Description

Photographer's notes: "Evening aerial view of the dam and bridge. Twelve tub (box) girders spanned the central pier caps of the bridge forming part of the substructure for the roadbed. Note: This photo was taken well after sunset and was only possible because of the state of digital technology in 2010." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Photograph of the final tub girder brought into position for the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Nevada-Arizona border, April 15, 2010

Date

2010-04-15

Description

Photographer's notes: "The final tub girder of the bridge's construction is brought into position, April 15, 2010. Note: I desired to switch my location for these final installation shots, but it would have been impossible to relocate to the top of another cliff in time to document the event. Nobody consults the photographer about the 'best time of day' to accomplish some tasks!" Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Photograph showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, the original road between Arizona and Nevada, and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge under construction, Nevada-Arizona border, May 22, 2009

Date

2009-05-22

Description

Photographer's notes: "Aerial view showing relationships among Hoover Dam, the original road between Arizona and Nevada, and the Hoover Dam Bypass under construction, May 22, 2009." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Photograph showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam, the original road between Arizona and Nevada, and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge under construction, Nevada-Arizona border, May 22, 2009

Date

2009-05-22

Description

Photographer's notes: "Aerial view showing relationships among Hoover Dam, the original road between Arizona and Nevada, and the Hoover Dam Bypass under construction, May 22, 2009." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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