The MGM Grand Hotel Fire Photographs (1980) is comprised of twenty-eight photographic prints of the MGM Grand Hotel fire, which occurred on November 21, 1980. Photographs show the hotel-casino on fire as well as the resulting damages to the property. The photographs were taken by the Tracinda Corporation which was MGM Grand Hotel owner Kirk Kerkorian's investment holding company.
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Professional materials
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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The MGM Grand Hotel Fire Litigation Collection dates from 1970 to 1982. The collection is comprised of litigation documentation stemming from the November 21, 1980 MGM Grand Hotel fire that killed 85 people and injured 700. Included in the documentation are descriptions of construction materials and furnishings, abstracts of transcribed depositions, a list of companies that were involved with the construction of the MGM Grand, a list of MGM Grand employees, and a list of attorneys involved with the litigation. Also included in this collection is a transcript from a Nova television broadcast "Why America Burns" and copies of the 1970 Building Code and Mechanical Code. Seven rolls of microfilm contain MGM Grand blueprints.
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Bound proposal for the MGM Grand including artist's conception, elevation drawings, vicinity map, site plan, and architectural plans for all major components. The MGM Grand Hotel was built in 1973, burned down in 1980, rebuilt in 1981, and sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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A helicopter flies over the MGM Grand as smoke rises from the fire. People are gathered outside of the building.
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MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. (c. 1980) From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263).
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Photographs from the Greg Cava Photograph Collection -- Chronological shoots -- 1994-1997 -- Job #94-088: Exterior of MGM Grand for Hotels Magazine file.
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Bound proposal for MGM Grand Hotel Reno including artist's conception, elevation drawings, vicinity map, site plan, themes, and architectural plans for all major components.
Site Name: MGM Grand Reno
Address: 2500 East Second Street
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