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First floor and basement plans for Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hotel and passenger station in Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The scales are noted in the drawing. The drawing shows the First Floor and Basement Plans. The bottom corner says "Union Pacific System. L.A. & S.L.R.R. Hotel & Passenger Station At Caliente, Nevada. John Parkinson & Donald B. Parkinson Architects. 420 Title Insurance BLDG., Los Angeles. Cal. Drawn L.W.F. Checked. Traced L.W.F. Date 2-25-22. Scale 1/8" = 1'0". Job 162. Sheet 1. Revised 2-28-22. 5-4-22."
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Roof and second floor plans for Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad hotel and passenger station in Caliente, Nevada: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). The drawing shows the roof and second floor plans. Scales are noted on drawing. The bottom corner says "Union Pacific System. L.A. & S.L.R.R. Hotel & Passenger Station At Caliente, Nevada. John Parkinson & Donald B. Parkinson Architects. 420 Title Insurance Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal. Drawn R.D.M. Checked S.S.S. Traced R.D.M. Date 2-25-22. Scale 1/8" = 1'0". Job 162. Sheet 2. Revised 3-31-22. 4-25-22. 5-4-22."
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John West oral history interview
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Oral history interview with John West conducted by Claytee D. White on August 10, 2000 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, West discusses his family background and arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1954. West describes his educational experiences in Las Vegas and his career as a clinical psychologist. He recalls his father’s career in medicine and becoming the first African American licensed medical doctor in Las Vegas. West then talks about attending entertainment events before race integration was introduced, and the voting patterns in West Las Vegas. Lastly, West discusses his father’s decision to remain living in West Las Vegas and operating his medical office there after integration.
Archival Collection
Joan Olson Griffith oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Joan Olson Griffith conducted by Sharee Schrader on April 12, 2005 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Griffith begins by discussing why she moved to Blue Diamond, Nevada with her family due to job opportunities at the Blue Diamond Plant, where they manufactured wallboard, in 1956. She describes life in Blue Diamond and rural Nevada, the education available in the village, and Blue Diamond's proximity to Bonnie Springs Ranch and structures made for the filming of Western themed media. Griffith concludes by discussing how Blue Diamond has changed since the 1950s and being a Sunday school teacher for eighteen years.
Archival Collection
Larven Mason Photograph Collection
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The Larven Mason Photograph Collection (approximately 1930 to 1939) consists of photographic negatives with corresponding black-and-white photographic prints, as well as additional black-and-white photographic prints. The images depict the mining equipment, personnel, operations, and housing for the Blue Diamond Corporation mine in Blue Diamond, Nevada.
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Ned V. Bearden Sr. Photograph Collection
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The Ned V. Bearden Sr. Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of early Las Vegas, Nevada Fremont Street hotels, casinos, as well as Las Vegas businesses and residences between approximately 1940 to 1960. These photographs detail air conditioning units installations by Bearden throughout Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Q. B. Bush Papers
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The Q. B. Bush Papers are comprised of Q. B. Bush's personal papers dating from 1957 to 2018 and document Bush's work in Westside Las Vegas, Nevada casinos including the Moulin Rouge, Town Tavern, and the El Morocco. The collection also documents Bush's involvement with the Dealers Security Association and the association's effort to provide better working conditions for African American casino employees. Included are both original photographs and copies of photographs that document the African American casinos where Bush worked, as well as the Bush family at various events.
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
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The UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (2016-2020) are comprised of digital photographs captured as part of the Special Collections and Archives Building Las Vegas project. Digital photographs shot in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, include color images of street scenes, neighborhoods, developments, land use, housing, flood control, parks, traffic patterns, and parts of the tourism corridor including casinos and hotels.
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Nevada Watercolor Society Records
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The Nevada Watercolor Society Records (1969-2009) contain watercolor paintings and organizational records pertaining to the Nevada Watercolor Society, a non-profit organization that aims to promote watermedia painting and art appreciation. Organizational records contain materials including by-laws, articles of incorporation, newsletters, exhibit information, tax and financial records, receipts, photographs, negatives, and newspaper clippings. The collection also includes paintings by society members and newspaper clippings about art exhibitions and artists in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Patricia Becker Scrapbooks
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The Patricia Becker Scrapbooks reflect the professional activities of "Patty" Becker from 1976 to 2013. Materials include photographs, awards, correspondence, and newspaper articles documenting Patricia Becker's career. Included are articles related to her appointment as the Executive Director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute in 2005 as well as a Harrah's Senior Executive Organization Chart from 1984 to 1993.
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