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Boulder City, Nevada regional maps

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00955
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
Box/Folder: N/A

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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.

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

Date

1987

Description

Artist's conception of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City).
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes waves to cheering million. New York City--- Clean-shaven once more, Howard Hughes smiles his gratitude to the millions of New Yorkers who showered him with ticker-tape and torn paper--New York's own accolade, as paraded up Broadway, followed by his companions in the carbehind in the greatest reception since Lindbergh's. On the left is Grover Whalen, head of the New York World's Fair, 1939, and on the right, Al Lodwick, manager of the round-the-world record smashing flight. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38."

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Photograph of a hallway in the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), 1987

Date

1987

Description

Hallway in the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City showing some construction materials.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Boulder City Animal Control Facility

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File

Archival Collection

Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00843
Collection Name: Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

An aerial view of a crowd consisting of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Howard Hughes completion of his flight round-the-world flight in New York City.

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Slide of the Frontier Motel, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign advertising the Frontier Motel, located in Carson City, Nevada. The sign features a cowboy with a neon lasso.

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Slide of the Frontier Motel, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign advertising the Frontier Motel, located in Carson City, Nevada. The sign features a cowboy with a neon lasso.

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Slide of the Sands Motel, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the exterior of the Sands Motel, including its neon signs. Site Name: Sands Motel (Boulder City, Nev.)

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