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Postcard of spillway construction, Hoover Dam, 1934-1952
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Archival Collection
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Florence Smith oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Florence Smith conducted by her grandson, Sam Smith, on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Smith discusses the police department for Las Vegas, Nevada and crime in the city. She describes employment levels, the ease and difficulty of finding work, and where someone can find jobs. Smith talks about raising her children and federal government ownership of land in Nevada.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), alternate plot plan, January 6, 1955
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Archival Collection
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Early plans for the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. "VOID" written on the drawing. Drawn by: M.S. Original medium: pencil on paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Additions and alterations: architectural drawings; structural drawings; sound attenuation drawings; electrical drawings; and kitchen drawings, 1974 September 27; 1975 March 17
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This set contains drawings for San Francisco Hilton (client) and includes drawings by John A. Martin and Associates (engineer), Cohen, Lebovich, Pascoe and Associates (engineer), Hellman and Lober (engineer), and Laschober and Sovich Incorporated (consultant).
This set includes: foundation plans, framing plans, framing elevations, mechanical plans, mechanical schedule, interior elevations, site plans, plumbing plans, exterior elevations, electrical schematics, electrical plans, kitchen plans, kitchen fixture schedules, redlining, sound attenuation details, index sheet, and construction details.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 071
Archival Component
Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs
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The Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs depict the Las Vegas, Nevada area from approximately 1880 to 1962. The photographs primarily depict the Lake-Rockwell Family in Las Vegas, including Earl Rockwell with a local baseball team, the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, and the Las Vegas Police. Other photographs include the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site and views of the completed dam. The photographs also portray family members from the Rockwell Family.
Archival Collection
Susan Fine oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Susan Fine conducted by Cecillia Boland on February 18, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Fine discusses her family background and moving to Boulder City, Nevada, and then later moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses the educational system, church involvement, mercury test site, Howard Hughes’ impact to Las Vegas, Nevada, and Boulder (Hoover) Dam.
Archival Collection
Women activists holding up signs, image 002: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Unidentified protestors at Las Vegas Federal Building: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of a group of circus performers at Circus Circus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Steve Wynn, Heidi Sarno and an unidentified woman, 1980s
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Archival Collection
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