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Photograph of Sugar Hill, circa 1964

Date

1964 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of the exterior of Sugar Hill, featuring signs advertising cocktails, gambling, and two bands, circa 1964. Bob Bailey opened Sugar Hill in West Las Vegas in 1964, drawing such celebrities as Johnny Carson and Louis Armstrong.

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Lawrence Chiu Hill oral history interview: transcript

Date

2021-11-08

Description

Oral history interview with Lawrence Chiu Hill oral history interview conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Nessa Concepcion, and Stefani Evans on November 8, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. Lawrence "Larry" Chiu Hill shares his experiences growing up in Taiwan and immigrating with his family to South America, then moving to Corpus Christi, Texas, and finally Las Vegas, Nevada. He discusses his education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas as a Political Science graduate and his career path moving from casino gaming into the practice of law. Lawrence manages his own firm, Lawrence C. Hill and Associates, and talks about his work, his family, and the community he has created in over two decades of living in Las Vegas.

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Architectural and landscape renderings for various Summerlin housing communities including Eagle Hills, Tournament Hills, and Hills Park, approximately 1990 to 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Summa Corporation Summerlin Development Presentation Materials
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Collection Number: MS-01109
Collection Name: Summa Corporation Summerlin Development Presentation Materials
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Dan Hill by John Bennett, March 1, 1979

Date

1979-03-01

Archival Collection

Description

On March 1, 1979, John L. Bennett interviewed Dan Hill (born May 20, 1914 in Illinois) in his home at 2130 Walnut Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, about his memory of Southern Nevada. In addition to the collector and informant, there is an unidentified woman present during the interview. Hill explains that he originally came to Nevada in search of work. He briefly moved to Europe during the First World War where he served in the Army; at the end of the war, Hill returns to Las Vegas to work at the Nevada Test Site. Hill then goes in-depth about his experience as a worker at the Nevada Test Site and different mining sites that he had also worked at. The two briefly discuss the different sheriffs that had been in charge of Las Vegas, and how many people came to Las Vegas to work at the Henderson Magnesium Plant and Hoover Dam in addition to the Nevada Test Site.

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Photograph of Leadfield hills, Leadfield (Calif.), 1926

Date

1926

Description

Leadfield hills in California.

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Slide of Big Hill, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

The Big Hill, located next to Mormon Mesa, in Nevada.

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Photograph of Fortification Hill, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of a railroad spur line and Fortification Hill.

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Photograph of hills near Hoover Dam, 1934

Date

1934

Description

Photograph taken by John McCreary of hills near the Hoover Dam, 1934.

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Desert Hills School, 1962

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 001

Archival Component

Raleigh Hills Hospital, 1975

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Juanita Greer White Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00254
Collection Name: Juanita Greer White Papers
Box/Folder: Box 8

Archival Component