Evaline Stewart was born September 22, 1882 to Helen and Archibald Stewart on the Las Vegas Ranch located Las Vegas, Nevada. She was known to her family as Eva, and she was educated on the ranch until 1897, when she was sent to California with her other younger siblings to further their education. She returned to Nevada after her education and married Clarence Archibald Stay in 1917. She had four children, Clarence Jr., Francis, Evaline LaVega, and Clinton. Evaline Stewart Stay died on August 1, 1947 in Las Vegas.
"El Cortez Hotel and Casino is the longest continuously running hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Opened in 1941, it was so successful that it attracted the attention of Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Gus Greenbaum, and Moe Sedway, all whom purchased it in 1945.
In 1963 El Cortez was purchased by Jackie Gaughan, and it has been run as a family business ever since, even through its sale to Ike Gaming in 2008.
This set includes: index sheet, exterior perspective, site plans, floor plans, roof plans, exterior elevations, foundation plans, framing plans, reflected ceiling plans, building sections, construction details, interior elevations and finish/door/window schedules.
This set includes drawings for Empire Plaza General Partnership (client)
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 170
This set includes: preliminary sketches, building sections, construction details, vicinity maps, exterior elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, framing plans, grading plans and utility plans.
This set includes drawings for Executive Development Corp (client) by SEA Incorporated (engineer).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 179
This set includes: redlining, index sheet, site plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, construction details, mechanical plans, electrical plans, plumbing plans, reflected ceiling plans, interior elevations, demolition plans and general specifications.
This set includes drawings for Oxford Technologies Inc (client) by Jett Engineers (engineer).
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Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00439 Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings Box/Folder: Roll 188
The C. Vern Olmstead professional papers series (1940-1966) includes printed speeches, notes, photographic prints, and color slides created by Olmstead for conferences and educational classes pertaining to meat packing, cutting, marketing, and distribution. This series also contains photographs and news articles of Olmstead demonstrating proper meat cutting techniques for the United States Armed Forces.
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C. Vern Olmstead Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00008 Collection Name: C. Vern Olmstead Professional Papers Box/Folder: Box 01, Box 02, Box 03, Box 04
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Physical Plant Planning and Development Committee Records (1958-1985) contain meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, and budgets from the UNLV Physical Plant Planning and Development Committee. There are also proposals, project descriptions, architectural floor plan drafts, and reports for the creation of various campus buildings including Tonopah Residence Complex, Performing Arts Center, Chemistry Building, Archie C. Grant Hall, and Maude Frazier Hall.