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Binion's Horseshoe Elevations: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452).
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Binion's Horseshoe Proposed Elevation: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452).
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Binion's Horseshoe Kitchen Plan: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452).
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Binion's Horseshoe Elevations & Sections: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
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Architectural drawing from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452).
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Channel 8 news segment: Bob Stupak tours Stratosphere Tower: video
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Archival Collection
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Channel 8 "Eyewitness News" segment featuring Bob Stupak as he tours the Stratosphere Tower construction site for the first time since his motorcycle accident. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
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Transcript of interview with Lucille Down by James Hanson, February 21, 1972
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Archival Collection
Description
On February 21, 1972, James Hanson interviewed Mrs. Lucille Down (born December 14th, 1911 in Wellington, Kansas) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The interview covers the lives of Union Pacific Railroad workers, and local education at schools such as the Las Vegas Grammar School and Las Vegas High School. Lucille discusses her first job, which was at the Southern Nevada Telephone Company. She also mentions having a swamp cooler attached to her family home. She concludes this interview with recollections on the social, recreational, religious and economic, changes that contributed to the development and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Temple Beth Sholom Records
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The records of Temple Beth Sholom date from 1945 to 2015 and include scrapbooks, photographs, bulletins, meeting minutes, by-laws, correspondence, and publications. The collection contains documentation of the Board of Directors, the Sisterhood, the Men's Club, the history of the congregation, events held by the temple, and construction of the temple building in Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Mike Montano interview, September 19, 2008: transcript
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Archival Collection
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First played in Las Vegas with Jack E. Leonard in 1960. Only worked at two hotels during his 24-year Las Vegas career - Flamingo and riviera
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Transcript of interview with Ray Christian by Russell L. Ellis, March 19, 1978
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Archival Collection
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On March 19, 1978, Russell L. Ellis interviewed former postal worker, Ray Christian (born 1927 in Las Vegas, Nevada). The two discuss Ray’s family history and his experiences as a Black man in early Las Vegas. Ray Christian compares the experiences of his childhood with that of his children in Las Vegas. The interview concludes with Christian expressing how Las Vegas has grown and that there are more opportunities available for his children to pursue.
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Woodrow Wilson Photograph Collection
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The Woodrow Wilson Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives. The images depict black elected government leaders attending the first Conference of Black Elected Officials held in Washington, D.C. in September 1969. Of particular interest are images of Nevada's first black state legislator, Woodrow Wilson; Georgia state representative, Julian Bond; and President Richard Nixon.
Archival Collection