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Photograph of highline crane system used in Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge construction on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam, March 4, 2009
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Lieutenant Dan Cherry and Thunderbirds pilots at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, August 29, 1978
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), detailed plans, units of 900 Wing, 800 Wing similar but opposite hand, jamb details, August 5, 1957
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Archival Collection
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Plans for the construction of a 266 room addition for the Hacienda.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), additions, reconstruction and elevations, October 12, 1960
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Archival Collection
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Plan for reconstruction and additions for the New Frontier in 1960.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Hammond, Bill
Married to Lena Falvey Hammond.
Could not find info in LC or Viaf or Special Collections database.
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Harbert, Raymond Chester
Raymond Chester Harbert was born on Spetember 30, 1922 in Los Angeles, California. Raymond married Virginia.
During World War II. Harbet was enlisted in the United States Army as part of the Armored Field Artillery Battalion.
Harbet obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara Univerity. Harbert pursued garduate studies at Georgia Tech and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Harbert was employed as the resident engineer at the Nevada Test Site.
Person
O'Neill, Melva Jean, 1951-
Melva Jean O'Neill (née Davis) was born on October 21, 1951, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Melva married Layton on December 19, 1979. Melva had one child going into the marriage: Amy and Layton had five children going into the marriage: Marilyn, Colleen, Mike, Jenny, and Dennis.
O'Neill was employed as a homemaker but had previously worked as a waitress and motel desk clerk.
Person
Hopkins, John C. (1933)
John Chapman Hopkins was born on June 30, 1933 in Palo Alto, California. John married V. Adele on June 14, 1954 and had two children: Anna Adele an Barbara Ellen.
Hopkin was a scientist and test director as the J-division leader for the Nevada Test Site. In 1955 and 1956, Hopkins was a Los Alamos summer student.
Hopkins obtained a doctor of philosophy degree in physics from the University of Washington in 1960.
From 1960 to 1993 Hopkins was employed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
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Daniel, Faye Duncan (1945 December 21-)
Beginning in clerical work at the Nevada Test Site, Daniel rose to become the Assistant Hotel Manager at Union Plaza Hotel and Casino. She established the Hotel Managers Association and the Professional Black Women's Alliance. After leaving the gaming industry, Daniel returned to school to train for a career in education. She worked closely with the Displaced Homemaker Program at the Community College of Southern Nevada and later with Help Centers of Southern Nevada.
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Williams, Aaron , 1921-2011
Aaron Williams was born October 4, 1921 in Tatum, Texas and spent his early adult years in Detroit, Michigan working for the Chrysler Corporation. He joined the Army in 1940. Williams moved to Las Vegas from Detroit, Michigan, after serving in the military. He worked at the Nevada Test Site, then ran for local office in the City of North Las Vegas city council. He later was elected to the Clark County Commission.
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