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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-circa 1940s

Date

1931 (year uncertain; year approximate) to Unknown year in the decade of the 1940s

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Arizona Street (pointing northeast) in Boulder City. From this view point, may different city shops are visible, such as a Shell gas station, the Visitors Bureau, and the Nava-Hopi Trading Post, as well as a sign directing visitors to the nearby Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau was originally known as the Boulder Dam Tourist Service Bureau, as the dam's name officially changed in 1947.

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Coate, Douglas and Gary Ross, "The Effect of OTB in New York City on Revenues to the City and State Governments", 1975

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 075

Archival Component

Proposal for the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), circa 1985

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Bound proposal for the Atlantic City Showboat including artist's conceptions, vicinity map, shade impact study, and architectural drawings for all major components.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Photograph of a Showboat Hotel and Casino restaurant (Atlantic City), 1987

Date

1987

Description

Detailed interior of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City showing a ship's replica with wooden sculptures of pirates, monks, knights, and coats of arms.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Transcript of interview with Ashley Hall by Claytee White, September 2, 2015

Date

2015-09-02

Description

Ashley Hall was born April 3, 1943 in Caliente, Nevada. After high school, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at the Nevada Test Site as a cashier and as a signalman. He later attended Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada, Reno. After college, Hall served the City of Las Vegas in significant ways. Notably, as City Manager he was instrumental in the initial development of Summerlin, Nevada. Though he has retired from local politics, he remains active as the President of the Old Spanish Trail Association and as the U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador.

Text

City of Las Vegas; General Plan - Summary Edition by Las Vegas City Council, approximately 1960 to 1980

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01027
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 87

Archival Component

Film transparency showing aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940s

Date

1931 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City.

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Film transparency showing aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940s

Date

1931 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City.

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Film transparency showing aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940s

Date

1931 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City.

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Photograph of Short City in Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1920s-1955

Date

1920 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Picture of building structures in Short City, Rhyolite.

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