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Bacchanal, dinner menu

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

Note: Gold cord at menu spine; Quotes from famous Romans inside menu; Bacchanal concept conceived by Nat Hart, who is considered one of Las Vegas's first celebrity chefs Menu insert: Quotations Restaurant: Bacchanal Location: 3570 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Thanksgiving dinner menu, Fountain House

Date

1870 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Note: No date on menu. "Dinner served from 1 to 2 o'clock p. m., $2.00 per couple"--p. 4. "Compliments of N. T. Burroughs & Co."--cover. Nelson T. Burroughs was president of the First National Bank in Cherokee, Iowa. Semi-circle shape die-cut on top and bottom of menu Restaurant: Fountain House Location: Cherokee, Iowa, United States

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Society of Colorado pioneers first annual banquet and reunion, January 25, 1881 at The Windsor

Date

1881-01-25

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Includes a list of Ornamental pieces. Engraving on front cover titled "Over the Range," and engraving on back cover titled "The Sleeper We Came On," both credited to J.D. Howland, Del. [delineavit] and J.M. Bagley, Eng Menu insert: Music Programs Restaurant: Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.) Location: Denver, Colorado, United States

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Transmission lines connect power produced at Crescent Dunes Solar to the Nevada grid, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-24

Description

Photographer's note: "Transmission lines connect power produced at Crescent Dunes Solar to the Nevada grid, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; off-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."

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Darwin Gidel oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00679

Abstract

Oral history interview with Darwin Gidel conducted by Claytee D. White on October 21, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Gidel discusses being a flight engineer in the Air Force during World War II. He describes when he was shot down over Belgium in 1944 and was held as prisoner of war in Belgium and Germany for eleven months. He also discusses being an accountant.

Archival Collection

Active Republican Women's Club Records

Identifier

MS-00576

Abstract

The Active Republican Women's Club Records (1977-2010) consist of scrapbooks and a video documenting the history and activities of the Active Republican Women's Club (ARW) of Las Vegas, Nevada. The scrapbooks contain numerous newspaper clippings, photographs, and some personal correspondence. Many of the clippings have also been annotated with notes by various ARW members.

Archival Collection

Hubert Sampley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01623

Abstract

Oral history interview with Hubert Sampley conducted by Karen Franke on February 24, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Sampley discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. Sampley details his career at an oil refinery, farm, as well as his career in the U.S. Air Force. Sampley also describes the gaming industry.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Fortification Hill, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950

Date

1935 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

The view of Fortification Hill at Lake Mead. Created in the late 1930s when Hoover Dam was built atop of the Colorado River, Lake Mead is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States at 112 miles long and 500 feet deep.

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The Magic 300-Mile Circle Map: map

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). The Magic 300-Mile Circle. A map showing Las Vegas as the hub of a 300-mile circle containing the most significant tourist attractions in the southwestern United States.

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