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
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
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
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.