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Color and black-and-white photographs of aircraft, undated

Level of Description

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Archival Collection

Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft
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Collection Number: MS-00761
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Photograph of Margarita Rivero with her children, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1926

Date

1926

Description

Children and mother sitting at the base of a tree. "Pictured L-R: Gloria Rivero, Cousin; Raymond (in back of Gloria); their dog "Salt Lake" (followed Alicia everywhere); Robert Rivero; Celia Rivero; Margarita Rivero, Mother. Site of Mint Hotel." The Mint Hotel and Casino opened in 1957, and was located at 100 Fremont Street. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe.

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Architectural drawing of the Flamingo Hilton tower addition (Las Vegas), plot and reconstruction plans as built, September 9, 1975

Date

1975-09-09

Description

Architectural plans for the addition of a tower to the Flamingo in 1976. Printed on parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Harold L. Epstein and Associates, structural engineers; Bennett/Tepper, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1975-10-17

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Photographs of scenes from Lido, Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1962

Date

1962 to 1963

Archival Collection

Description

Eleven scenes from the Lido production staged by Donn Arden at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1962-1963.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Postcard of the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A group of women outside of the front of the Thunderbird Hotel. The porte cochere, parking area and neon sign are also seen. "P4970." Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 2755 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Postcard of the Little Church of the West, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Exterior of the Little Church of the West, Las Vegas, Nevada, when it was on the grounds of the Hotel Last Frontier. Caption: "The wedding place of the stars." "P26490." Site Name: Little Church of the West Street Address: 3120 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gaming Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01020

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gaming Web Archive is comprised of archived websites collected since 2016 that represent gaming and gambling organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada and around the world. Websites in this collection represent casino hotels, lotteries, gaming commissions, and investor relations for various organizations including the Nevada Resort Association, Caesars Entertainment, Genting, MGM, Ainsworth Game Technology, and the North American Gaming Regulators Association.

Archival Collection

Sister Rosemary Lynch and others protesting nuclear deaths: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

A group of protestors at the Federal Building in Las Vegas, protesting nuclear testing and the Nevada Test Site June 19, 1992. Sister Rosemary Lynch is forth from the left wearing sunglasses and a plaid skirt.

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Film transparencies of people at a KNPR fundraiser, Las Vegas, Nevada, fall 1994

Date

1994

Description

Four film transparencies of volunteers and other people at a KNPR radio fundraising event, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Street Address: 4505 South Maryland Parkway

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Fred Thompson oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01820

Abstract

Oral history interview with Fred Thompson conducted by Henry A. LeClaire Jr. on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thompson discusses his personal history and upbringing in Nevada. Thompson describes moving around the state due to his father's work as a miner and the types of ores his father would mine, including tungsten and uranium. Thompson also describes life in the rural desert, desert wildlife, the miners' lifestyle, and the interactions he had with Native Americans. Thompson goes on to discuss moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965 after his father was hired as an operating engineer for the Nevada Test Site. He talks about the differences between living in the city compared to the country and how Las Vegas has evolved.

Archival Collection