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Postcard of Goldfield High School, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: High School, Goldfield, Nev.

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Postcard of a girl in front of the Bottle House, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Made of 10,000 beer bottles, Goldfield, Nev.

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Postcard of the Goldfield Courthouse, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Court House, Goldfield, Nev.

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J. A. Tiberti Construction Records

Identifier

MS-00855

Abstract

The J. A. Tiberti Construction Records include material documenting construction work performed throughout Las Vegas, Nevada between 1950 and 2011 including bid packages, specifications, contracts, correspondence, company records, legal documents, and architectural plans.

Archival Collection

Photograph of house made of barrels, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

unspecified year in 190X

Description

Photograph of house made of barrels, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings

Identifier

MS-00439

Abstract

The collection is comprised of drawings (1965-1996) completed by American architect Gary Guy Wilson and/or his architectural firm, Gary Guy Wilson, AIA, Architect Studios and contains 613 sets of drawings from over 250 different projects. Primarily focused on the Las Vegas, Nevada area, the materials feature hand-drawn architectural drawings, ranging from preliminary sketches to construction documents, and a number of printed computer aided drawings. The drawings also contain work from a number of consultants, engineers, and other architects who collaborated on the development of the various projects. The drawings include: commercial and professional buildings of varying scales, such as convenience stores, hotels, casinos, shopping centers, and office developments; schools; military buildings at both Nellis and Indian Springs Air Force Bases; multi-family residential developments; and custom single-family homes located throughout the Southwest (United States).

Archival Collection

Photograph of Jesse Christensen home, Bullfrog Hills (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Per patron comments, this home was one of two twin houses that stood next to each other on Knob Hill in Rhyolite before it was moved to Beatty. Patron also commented that Jesse Christensen was the Beatty postmaster, and that an outline of the Exchange Club is visible on the right.
Caption: Home of Jesse Christensen. Beatty, Nevada, where he first saw her.

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Myron Martin and Don Snyder oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03349

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Martin Myron and Don Snyder conducted by Stefani Evans on November 30, 2017, December 06, 2017, and March 08, 2018 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Myron G. Martin, President and CEO, and Donald D. Snyder, Chairman of the Board of Directors, share their memories of the founding of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Martin recalls his upbringing in Texas and his education in music and business at Golden Gate University. He came to Las Vegas after a fifteen-year career with the Baldwin Piano Company to be the Executive Director of the Liberace Foundation. Martin describes how he became President of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Performing Arts Center and later President of the Las Vegas Performing Arts Center Foundation in 1999. Martin and Snyder talk about how the Smith Center came to be, fund raising, the design process for the performing arts complex, and notable people and organizations that were involved. They also discuss the overall programming at the Smith Center, and who performed on opening night.

Archival Collection

Photograph of houses dug into the earth, Goldfield (Nev.), 1903

Date

1903

Archival Collection

Description

Caption: Goldfield's original dugout houses, 1903

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Photograph of a tent settlement, Jean, (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of a tent settlement, Jean, (Nev.), 1905

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