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Photograph of the Crystal Palace Gambling Hall/Hotel marquee in Laughlin, Nevada, 1986
Date
1986
Archival Collection
Description
The Crystal Palace Gambling Hall/Hotel marquee in Laughlin, Nevada, 1986. A signs for the Pioneer, Edgewater, and Regency Casinos are visible in the background.
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Transcript of interview with Mark Hall-Patton by Claytee White and Stefani Evans, August 25, 2016
Date
2016-08-25
Archival Collection
Description
Mark Hall-Patton, administrator of Clark County Museums and since 2008 a frequent guest on the popular cable television show Pawn Stars, was born in 1954 in San Diego, California. His mother was a registered nurse and his father served in the United States Navy. From early childhood, Mark’s interest in history and museums shaped his path in life. After graduating high school in Santa Ana, California, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in history at nearby University of California, Irvine. Degree in hand, Mark worked for Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and founded the Anaheim Museum in 1984. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993 to create the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum in McCarran International Airport. By 2008, Mark had become administrator over all Clark County museums. In this interview, he explains the various ways his involvement with the popular Pawn Stars program has turned “the museum guy” into a brand, introduced production companies to the value of filming in Las Vegas, increased Clark County museum visits and donations, and raised popular awareness of the academic fields of history and museum studies.
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Photograph of Tonopah Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa early 1970s
Date
1970 to 1974
Archival Collection
Description
Tonopah Hall dormitory building on the campus of UNLV.
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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino (Atlantic City), alterations and sketches of the site plan study showing the marina, October 15, 1981
Date
1981-10-15
Archival Collection
Description
Plans for proposed changes to Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City. Drawn on tissue paper with pen.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
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North Las Vegas City Hall behind a U-Haul business on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Civic Center Drive in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2018-12-04
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.
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Postcard of Scotty's Castle living hall, Death Valley (Calif.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
The living hall at Scotty's Castle, also known as Death Valley Ranch. Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)
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Postcard of Scotty's Castle dining hall, Death Valley (Calif.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
The dining hall in Scotty's Castle, also known as Death Valley Ranch. Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)
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Slide of Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall and Judy Bayley Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Southern exteriors of Artemus Ham Concert Hall (left) and Judy Bayley Theatre (right), University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lawn and shrubbery are covered with snow.
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Las Vegas City Commission Records
Identifier
MS-00237
Abstract
The Las Vegas City Commission Records (1911-1960) is comprised of bound and unbound materials from the original Las Vegas City Commission. Twelve of the bound volumes are minutes that served as the official record of the proceedings of all Las Vegas City Commission meetings from 1911-1960. There are also three volumes of City of Las Vegas ordinances dating from 1911 to 1958, one volume of legal documents from 1944-1945 and two large volumes containing an alphabetical subject index to the topics covered in the minutes. Unbound materials cover the period 1921 to 1946 and include minutes, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, financial records, proclamations and other documents related to city business. They provide a valuable historical record of a wide variety of business and community activities in Las Vegas in the first fifty years of its incorporation.
Archival Collection