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Jerry Eppenger oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Jerry Eppenger conducted by Claytee D. White on September 09, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview Jerry Eppenger discusses working as a security guard at the Bonanza Hotel and the Nevada Test Site. He then talks about attending dealer school and starting a career in dealing. He then discusses segregation and racial relations in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1970s.
Archival Collection
Mandalay Bay can be seen through a gate where flowers and name tags honoring the 58 people who were killed during a 2017 mass shooting were placed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival grounds, looking southwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
Description
Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. To honor the second anniversary of the shooting, various items were left at the site.
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Sands Hotel construction and moving of buildings: photographs
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Archival Collection
Description
Series VIII. Sands Hotel Interior and Exterior
Sands Hotel and Casino
Mixed Content
Letter from James M. Montgomery (Pasadena) to Thomas A. Campbell (Las Vegas), March 23, 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
Mr. Montgomery, a consulting engineer, recommends that Mr. Campbell, president of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, authorizes the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to develop and acquire new water facilities to meet community water supply needs.
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Adobe Springs Apartment Complex, 1986 December 03; 1987 December 28
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Scope and Contents
This set includes: redlining, process drawings, index sheet, site plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, roof plans, building sections, construction details, interior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, electrical details, fixture schedules, electrical schematics, fire alarm plans, HVAC plans, plumbing plans, plumbing schematics, general specifications, water and sewer plans, grading plans and utility plans.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 014
Archival Component
Paul H. Bowerman oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Paul Bowerman conducted by Frances Harelik on March 05, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Bowerman provides insight into life in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1954 to 1976. Bowerman discusses weather, wildlife, and interesting recreational sites in Nevada.
Archival Collection
James Earl Fisher oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James Earl Fisher conducted by Dawn Smith on April 23, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fisher discusses the history of Indian Springs, Nevada, the atomic testing site, Nellis Air Force Base, and his family background.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), landscape development, March 12, 1962
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Archival Collection
Description
Landscape development construction plan for the expansion of the Riviera in 1962. Facsimile.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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