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John Myron Partridge Photographs

Identifier

PH-00226

Abstract

The John Myron Partridge Photographs contain eleven black-and-white photographs of John Myron Partridge from roughly the early 1940s to the late 1960s. The collection includes portraits and photographs of Partridge during his service with the United States Navy Reserves.

Archival Collection

Martin Stern Architectural Records

Identifier

MS-00382

Abstract

The collection is comprised of drawings (1950-1990) completed by American architect Martin Stern and/or his architectural firm, Martin Stern Jr., AIA Architect and Associates, and contains 400 cubic feet of materials including 710 drawings from over 300 different projects involving over 100 buildings. Stern’s work focused on the resort centers of Las Vegas, Nevada; Reno, Nevada; Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from pencil and ink on tracing paper preliminary sketches to ink on Mylar (TM) construction documents, and a number of artist’s renderings, used for presentations and promotional materials. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The collection includes architectural drawings for: hotels, casinos, integrated casino resorts, office towers, multi-family residential developments, and custom single-family homes.

Archival Collection

"A Brief Look of the Development of the Black Community of Las Vegas": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date

1970 (year approximate) to 1996 (year approximate)

Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.

Text

Photograph of computer display showing electricity generation levels soon after morning start up, September 24, 2014

Date

2014-09-24

Archival Collection

Description

Computer display showing electricity generation levels soon after morning start up. Note: Unit 3 was not in service on this day.

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Photograph of Unit 2 tower producing electricity by concentrated solar thermal technology, September 24, 2014

Date

2014-09-24

Archival Collection

Description

Unit 2 tower producing electricity by concentrated solar thermal technology. Water is superheated in a boiler at the top of the tower, which creates steam to drive steam turbines, which in turn generate electricity.

Image

Photograph of hill formation rising above the alluvial slope at the eastern boundaries of Units 2 and 3 with heliostat installation complete, March 21, 2013

Date

2013-03-21

Archival Collection

Description

A hill formation rises above the alluvial slope at the eastern boundaries of Units 2 and 3 with heliostat installation complete

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Photograph of Unit 1 solar field and power block with Primm Valley Golf Club and Primm, July 28, 2011

Date

2011-07-28

Archival Collection

Description

Overview of Unit 1 solar field and power block with Primm Valley Golf Club and Primm, Nevada in background

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Photograph of early excavation for substation, operations center, construction block, and Unit 1 power block, January 14, 2011

Date

2011-01-14

Archival Collection

Description

Early excavation for substation, operations center, construction block, and Unit 1 power block with Primm Valley Golf Club and Interstate 15 in the distance

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