Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Photographer's note: "10,347 heliostats (mirrors) are part of the Crescent Dunes Solar project. Each heliostat is 34 feet tall, uses 35 mirrors, and has a surface area of 1258 square feet, or 115.7 square meters. On site photo, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; on-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."
Thomas P. O’Farrell studied zoology and entomology at the University of Tennessee, where he received his Ph.D. in the 1960s. O’Farrell worked under contract with various institutions such as the Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EG&G, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), the United States Department of Energy (DOE), and the University of Nevada System’s Desert Research Institute (DRI).
This set includes: index sheet, site plans, landscape plans, floor plans, interior elevations, exterior elevations, construction details, foundation plans, framing plans, building sections, electrical plans, reflected ceiling plans, lighting plans, general specifications, redlining, exterior perspectives and preliminary sketches.
This set includes drawings for Jack Matthews (client) by Hansen Engineering (engineer), Lumos and Associates (engineer), Cunningham-Zito Assoc. (engineer) and Hyytinen Engineering (engineer).
This set includes drawings for Story Church Building for Faith Baptist Church at Smithridge Drive (Reno, Nevada).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 387
Oral history interview with Bernard Lee Brown conducted by Marcus Brown for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brown discusses his work at various gaming properties on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, owning his own shoe business, working at the Nevada Test Site, racial discrimination, and the role of unions. He also discusses the overall changes of Las Vegas over time.