On March 2, 1977, Neil C. Dalmas interviewed teacher Howard Heckethorn, (born on September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.
Conceptual drawing of the plot plan of the Hacienda from the early 1950s. Original medium: pencil on parchment Site Name: Hacienda Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Plot plan for the 214 room addition to the Hacienda. Sage and Sable Enterprises, Inc., project owners. Site Name: Hacienda Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Materials contain photographs of families and ranches around Beatty, Nevada from 1904 to 1989. Materials include photographs of the Brockman, Lisle, Revert, Crowell, Lemmon, Palsgrove, and Reidhead families, documenting activities such as events on Main Street, construction of several buildings, protests against the Nevada Test Site, animal husbandry, railroad transportation (especially by the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad), education, and mining and milling.
Archival Collection
Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221 Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection Box/Folder: N/A
Culinary Union workers strike at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in August of 1991. Strikers march holding protesting posters with the image of Margaret Elardi. The photos also show police officers and news reporters on site.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
Houssels House at its original site (1012 S. 6th St.). This image shows the close-up view of one side of the house, mostly hidden by the dense foliage that surrounds the property. Site Name: Houssels House Street Address: 1012 South 6th Street
Houssels House at its original site (1012 S. 6th St.). Image shows the side of the home and the grounds leading up to the building. The house is surrounded by large trees and blooming shrubs. Site Name: Houssels House Street Address: 1012 South 6th Street
This set includes: floor plans, redlining, preliminary sketches, exterior elevations, process drawings, interior elevations, index sheet, framing plans, foundation plans, roof plans, building sections, finish/door/window schedules, construction details, site plans and electrical plans.
This set includes drawings for Charles McHaffie (client).
McLeod Drive and Twain Avenue (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Archival Collection
Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 574
Black and white image of the gravel testing laboratory at the site of the former Stewart Ranch, also known as the Las Vegas Ranch. Two of the people in the image are G. G. Walter and Henry Wieking. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)