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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), traffic circulation plan, December 21, 1970
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Archival Collection
Description
Traffic circulation plans for the construction of the Harrah's Lake Tahoe resort. Printed on mylar. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50
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Audio clip from interview with Mike and Sallie Gordon by Adriane Massa, March 2, 1977
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Mike and Sallie Gordon on March 2, 1977. In this clip, Gordon discusses moving to Nevada and life in Las Vegas.
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Audio clip from interview with Sallie and Mike Gordon by Adriane Massa, March 2, 1977
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Sallie and Mike Gordon on March 2, 1977. In this clip, the Gordon's discuss Southern Nevada during the Depression and building in the early days of Las Vegas.
Sound
Transcript of interview with Alfred "Al" Isola by Stephen Kalish, March 15, 1976
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On March 15, 1976, Stephen Kalish interviewed Alfred “Al” Isola (born August 3rd, 1917 in Oakland, California) in his office about his garbage company and early Southern Nevada. The two discuss Las Vegas’ lack of a unified garbage system and how dumping sites have had to adjust their practices in order to limit their impact on pollution. Isola also explains the different disposal protocols for wet and dry trash. On the second tape of the interview, an unidentified woman enters the conversation.
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Walker Young oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Walker Young conducted by Elton Garrett on June 23, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Virginia "Teddy" Fenton, Hal Erickson, Martha Garrett, and Jane Young also briefly participate in the interview. They answer a few questions about their experience working on the project and working with Young. Young primarily discusses the design and construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. He details surveying possible dam sites and describes his interactions with members of the project team.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Joyce Sarno at a piano at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1969
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Nancy Wier Papers on Rock Art in Southern Nevada
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The Nancy Wier Papers on Rock Art in Southern Nevada (approximately 1930-2003) contain photographs, notes, research, and publications focused on rock art (rock writing) found in the Southern Nevada Region. Wier founded the Southern Nevada Rock Art Enthusiasts (SNRAE) in 1992, and the photograph albums document trips across Nevada, Southern California, Utah, and Arizona. The photograph albums are grouped by site location, and the description was taken directly from Wier's albums. The majority of the collection documents rock writings in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection