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Hoover Dam transmission lines: blueprint

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228)

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Hoover Dam major transmission lines: blueprint

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Major transmission lines and interconnection, on the Southwest side.

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Panoramic perspective of the Hoover Dam area: blueprint

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228)

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Photograph of Jesse Christensen home, Bullfrog Hills (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Per patron comments, this home was one of two twin houses that stood next to each other on Knob Hill in Rhyolite before it was moved to Beatty. Patron also commented that Jesse Christensen was the Beatty postmaster, and that an outline of the Exchange Club is visible on the right.
Caption: Home of Jesse Christensen. Beatty, Nevada, where he first saw her.

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Bill Harrah, Harrah's Hotel and Casino founder, image 006: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

Bill Harrah (left) and Bob Ring (3rd from left) showing the model of the new Stateline restaurant and showroom.

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Tutor Perini Corporation Records

Identifier

MS-00865

Abstract

The Tutor Perini Corporation Records (1974-2022) are comprised of digital files used for promotional and marketing materials that feature the company and the construction projects they have developed in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included in this collection are issues of Construction Las Vegas magazine, Perini News magazine, and a copy of Creating CityCenter: World-Class Architecture and the New Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Nat Hart Professional Papers

Identifier

MS-00419

Abstract

The Nat Hart Professional Papers contain the business records, personal papers, and photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada chef and restaurateur Nat Hart, who served as the Corporate Vice-President of Food and Beverage for Caesars World in the 1970s and 1980s. Papers date from 1930 to 2000 and include restaurant training and service manuals, business proposals, architectural drawings, recipe cards, cookbooks, menu specifications, photographs, scrapbooks, awards, news releases, and correspondence.

Archival Collection

Ethan Jennings Jr. Architectural Records

Identifier

MS-00788

Abstract

The collection is comprised of architectural drawings (1952-1997) completed by American architect, Ethan Jennings Jr. and/or his architectural firm, Ethan Jennings Jr., AIA, CSI and includes Jenning's work from the firm of John Badgley, AIA, where Ethan Jennings Jr. worked in Southern California during the 1950s, as well as work Jenning's completed with Americo Inc., and Tolosa Group. The collection contains 217 sets of drawings, 6 boxes of project records, and 8 flat files of oversized material from over 200 different projects primarily located in California with some projects located in the Las Vegas area. The materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from preliminary sketches to construction documents. The drawings also contain work from consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The drawings include: commercial, industrial, professional, civic, residential, and religious buildings of varying scales, such as libraries, apartments, warehouses, office developments, schools, military buildings, churches, and custom single-family homes located throughout California and Las Vegas. The drawings also include a number of additions, remodels, and renovations. The collection also contains project records like structural calculations and drawings, project manuals and specifications, bid documents, and professional correspondence.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Clyde Jackson cabin No. 1, Tonopah (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Photograph of Clyde Jackson cabin No. 1, Tonopah (Nev.), 1905

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Photograph of people standing on stairs of Lincoln County High School, Panaca (Nev.), 1912

Date

1912

Description

Photograph of people standing on stairs of Lincoln County High School, Panaca (Nev.), 1912

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