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Building surveys, 1930 to 2001, 1973 to 1985
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The building surveys series (1930-2001) contains historic building surveys created by students from multiple semesters of Ralph Roske's History 117 course. Locations include private homes, businesses, and government-owned sites. The materials compiled include histories provided by interviews with informants, building material types, blueprints, photographs, and fliers or pamphlets related to the sites.
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Collection Name: Historic Building Survey Collection
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Interview with Corbin Harney, August 4, 2005
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Project Faultless Photographs
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Project Faultless Photographs (1967 August 08-1968 February) contain black-and-white photographic prints of Project Faultness, a megaton nuclear test site in the Mojave Desert within Nye County, Nevada. The photographs depict scenes near and at the test site; buildings; and the area post-detonation.
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Proposal for the Sahara Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, documents supporting petition for New Jersey Gaming License, 1980
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Information regarding the proposed Sahara Boardwalk Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, including applicant information, project description, project graphics, other agency approvals, financing plans, impact studies, and anticipated legal issues. Unbuilt project. Del E. Webb Corporation, developers; Martin Stern, Jr.; A.I.A Architect & Associates
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Photograph of Beckley House Moving Locations, Henderson (Nev.), 1979
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Transcript of interview with Ray Cutright, April 22, 1981
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On April 22, 1981, Ray Cutright (born 1902 in French Creek, West Virginia) provided brief a narrative-style oral history about his work as a boater in the Colorado River during the building of Hoover Dam. Cutright talks about his experiences in operating a boat that carried both tourist passengers and workers to and from the site of the Hoover Dam. He also provides a few specific experiences, including what it was like navigating the river.
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