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Photograph of Harrah's Tahoe tower from the west (Stateline, Nev.), after 1973
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Archival Collection
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Winter view of the Harrah's Lake Tahoe tower from the west.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50
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Photograph of Harrah's Tahoe from Lake Tahoe (Stateline, Nev.), after 1973
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Archival Collection
Description
View of Harrah's Lake Tahoe from Lake Tahoe. Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Color photo of Harrah's Lake Tahoe."
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50
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Aerial photograph of McWilliams' Original Las Vegas Townsite and Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1931
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Archival Collection
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Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of a model of the Frontier Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1964
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Archival Collection
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Model of proposed Hotel Frontier Remodel. Stamp on back of photo: "Custom print by Jack R. Meehan. Jack R. Meehan is the renderer.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Transcript of interview with Edward "Ed" Butera by Stefani Evans and Claytee White, July 28, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Engineer Edward "Ed" Butera spent hours constructing models from the time he was a five-year-old boy in San Jose, California. Besides his interest in building and design, the young Butera also loved math and music—specifically the clarinet, at which he excelled, and which he still enjoys. After earning his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University he was hired by Ralph Joeckel as a consulting engineer for Trane, a heating and air conditioning company. Joeckel became a mentor and "second dad" to Butera after the company sent him to Las Vegas in 1972, and the two remain close to this day. In this interview, Butera shares how he engineered and designed power, water, sanitation, utilities, and heating and cooling systems on many Clark County high schools, hospitals, and data centers while considering such factors as the building's shape and its affect on the way wind forces act on its glass, windows, and doors. He talks of his casino work that began with the Stardust soon after he arrived in Las Vegas, and before his client list grew to include Tony Marnell, Steve Wynn, and MGM. Besides the hotels, he shares his experiences engineering the infrastructure for the Bellagio fountains, The Mirage volcano, Treasure Island's pirate show.
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Transcript of interview with Louis F. La Porta by Stefani Evans and Claytee White, November 4, 2016
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Archival Collection
Description
Louis La Porta served on the City Council of Henderson, Nevada and the Board of Clark County, Nevada and oversaw periods of great growth. He was born in 1924 in New York City, but his service in the United States Air Force pulled him out West. After settling in Henderson, Nevada, with his wife Elayne, La Porta became interested in insurance sales and local politics. While in office, La Porta oversaw the development of critical roads for Clark County, the Henderson Historical Society, and Henderson Libraries. He recounts each of these major developments in his interview, chronicling the evolution of Henderson, Nevada, into a major city.
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Emily McKinley interview, March 1, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
On March 1st, 1981, Glorialyn Gutierrez interviewed Emily McKinley (b. April 28, 1930 in Las Vegas, Nevada) about her life in the Las Vegas Valley. McKinley begins by speaking about her childhood, her siblings and her extended family. McKinley gives a variety of anecdotes about being raised in Las Vegas, her family’s economic hardships and the house she grew up in. Lastly, McKinley talks about the businesses she owned with her husband, their hardships and her time working multiple jobs.
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Transcript of interview with Cathie Millson by Anna Huddleston, June 10, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Cathie and Chris Millson moved to Las Vegas with their one-year-old daughter, Nicole, in 1984 following Chris’s completion of a cardio-thoracic anesthesiology fellowship in Atlanta, Georgia. Their two other children were born in Las Vegas. Shortly after they arrived they purchased the Rancho Bel Air house where they currently reside. Cathie talks about raising her children and living in Rancho Bel Air, a gated neighborhood of custom houses, which grew to maturity after the Millsons moved in. Cathie’s memories chronicle the growth of Las Vegas from small town to large city, how a certain segment of the population lived and entertained, and how downtown revitalization has brought young people back to Rancho Bel Air to raise their families.
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Transcript of interview with Dr. Harrie Fox Hess by Scot Siegel, February 26, 1979
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Archival Collection
Description
On February 26th, 1979, Scot Siegel interviewed his psychology professor, Dr. Harrie Hess (born March 1, 1929 in Hammond, Indiana) in his office at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Hess discusses his family’s reason for moving to Nevada and how he felt as a young adult moving to Las Vegas. The two go on to talk about Dr. Hess’ contributions to Nevada through his work as a psychologist, and briefly mentions the first law to be drafted on psychology certification in Nevada. Dr. Hess then describes the Wild Cat Lair as an important site of social recreation for early Las Vegas youth. The interview concludes with his memory of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and how he believes that workers from the Great Depression paved the way for industrial success in gambling due to their employment on the Dam.
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