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Photograph of United States Air Force Thunderbirds at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, October 9, 1979

Date

1979-10-09

Description

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds (the Air Force's aerial demonstration team) pilots sit in their planes with canopies open, during an open house at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Planes are labeled with the pilots' names, L-R: SSgt Ramón Badia; Lt Col D. L. Smith; Rob McCall; (?) Shackelford; Capt. Ron Maness; SSgt Mike Cook; Capt Jim Latham; Carl Priddy; Maj. Jim Coziahr; Capt. [Gail] "Scar"Scarborough, Capt. R. D. Evans. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Recent car thefts at valet parking lots in Las Vegas: video

Date

2001-07-09

Description

News report about car thefts connected to valet parking in Las Vegas, reported by Janine Gill; with introduction by news anchors Gary Waddell and Paula Francis. Gill's reported on specific car theft victim Marisha Apodaca, at 1:39 into video, whose valet-parked vehicle was stolen at The Beach nightclub in Las Vegas. Includes b-roll aerial view of The Paris Hotel valet parking and the Stardust Hotel valet parking. Also includes soundbite from Las Vegas Metro Police Sergeant Al Bechyne on the car theft issue, and Pat Hanley of The Stardust Valet Parking detail. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) -- Photographs and audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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Rolling footage of Las Vegas, Nevada locations (non-strip related): video

Date

1988-03

Description

Opens with wide desert landscape and close-ups of plants taken from different angles; cuts to Meadows Mall parking lot and sign, car begins driving and continutes to roll footage as it drives through the city. B-roll shots of the freeway, buildings on the side of the freeway, and then the camera operator gets into a helicopter at McCarran and the footage switches briefly to aerial view of the airport, then back to rolling ground footage. Views include local branch library, Fashion Show mall, strip malls, a parks, Nevada State Museum, residential streets, churches, and East Las Vegas Senior Center. Original media 1 Inch SMPTE Type B, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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Topographic map of the southwestern quadrangle of the metropolitan Las Vegas, Nevada area, 1973

Date

1973

Description

Scale 1:24,000 ; polyconic proj. (W 115°1500--W 115°0730/N 36°0730--N 36°0000) ; 1 map : col. ; 58 x 47 cm ; 7.5 minute series (topographic) ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights ; Filing title: Las Vegas SW, Nev ; "AMS 2956 II SW--Series V896." ; Contour interval 10 feet ; "Topography by photogrammetric methods from aerial photographs taken 1965. Field checked 1967." ; "Map photoinspected 1973. No major culture or drainage changes observed." ; Includes quadrangle location map ; Interior--Geological Survey

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