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Geology of the Oak Spring Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1963

Date

1963

Description

58 x 46, on sheet 88 x 84 cm., fold. in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Contour interval 20 feet." "Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission." Title on envelope: Geologic map of the Oak Spring Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada. Includes 3 col. cross sections, text, and quadrangle location map. Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Geologic map of the Ammonia Tanks quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1967

Date

1967

Description

58 x 46 cm., on sheet 84 x 100 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Base by U.S. Geological Survey, 1961." "Geology mapped in 1961-65." "Contour interval 20 feet." Includes 3 col. cross sections, 1 index map, text with bibliography, and quadrangle location map. "Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Atomic Commission." Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Geologic map of the Trail Ridge quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1968

Date

1968

Description

58 x 46 cm., on sheet 79 x 91 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission." "Base by U.S. Geological Survey, 1962." "Geology mapped in 1963." "Contour interval 20 feet." Includes text, 2 col. cross sections, quadrangle location map, and 1 index map. Original publisher: Interior, Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Collage of Circus Circus in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- A collage of the interior and exteror of the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Reno Nevada. Inscription with the image says, "Circus Circus Hotel-Casino 'Topsy' the world's largest clown - 130 feet tall and weighing 90 thousand pounds - welcomes all to this new hotel and casino complex in the heart of Reno. A Midway with 'fun for all ages' and live circus acts under the Big Top complete this family-oriented Hotel and Casino complex."

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Photograph of Democratic meeting inside Dorothy home, Pahrump (Nev.), August 1950

Date

1950-08

Description

Democratic meeting at Dorothy Dorothy residence at the Lazy 88 Ranch, Pahrump, Aug. 1950. Dorothy and Dale are standing in the back left corner. Inscription with photograph reads "Group Pin of 99's flyers should be with #27 and #28. Flew over to our ranch and we made the 'Pahrump' sign on the mountain of white washed rocks. Picture taken in my home." [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84] Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch

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Brochure of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley (Calif.), 1950-1979

Date

1950 to 1979

Description

Brochure for Scotty's Castle with various foldable sides. Castle located in Death Valley, California.

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Cagley, Lee, 1951-

Lee Cagley was born January 31, 1951 in the Panama Canal Zone. His father was a civil engineer for the Panama Canal Company, and after he left that job, Cagley spent his childhood in Dallas, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Des Moines, Iowa. He started to attend Rice University but left before he completed his degree in architecture. Cagley returned to college a few years later and graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in interior design in 1975.

Person

Photographs of Somerset Shopping Center sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2002

Date

2002

Description

Daytime views of the Somerset Shopping Center sign on the Strip. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 252 Convention Center Dr
Sign form: Pylon
Sign-specific description: The sign is designed out of a blue pole, telescoping upward, spearing three double backed cabinets stacked on top of each other in close proximity. Two small wings flagpole of the north and south edges of the pole, which houses graphics advertisement for the businesses in the shopping center. The top sign is an oval cabinet, painted a light blue color on the surface and yellow on the width. The text, "Somerset" is painted white all capital letters, and outlined in black. The text that occupies the cabinet takes up most of the available space and is overlaid with neon tubing. The middle cabinet is the largest of the three. It is a rectangular shape with concave sides. The sides look as if a low sweeping cut has been taken out of the body, starting from edge to edge. The result is a symmetrically morphed geometric shape. "Shopping" is spelled in all capital channel letters, painted white on the interiors, and lined on the interiors with neon tubing. The surface is painted a rusted orange with the width painted yellow. The width of the cabinet is lined with a single row of incandescent bulbs on opposite edges. The bottom and third cabinet is identical to the oval shape of the top cabinet. The difference is that the surface of the cabinet is painted the same rusted orange color as the middle cabinet, and yellow on the width. The three cabinets are encircled with a giant circular, yellow, raceway, reaching up in the sky arching up over the top and completely encompassing the cabinets facing east/west. Blue rods radiate outward, repeating around the edge of the raceway at various lengths. They penetrate the surface of the raceway, protruding on both sides. They start at the top one vertical rod pointing directly vertical into the sky from the center pole. They then alternate, short then long, attached to various strategic points on the three central cabinet, creating a symmetrical pattern. The rods are lined on two edges with neon tubing, which animate in a chasing pattern.
Sign - type of display: Neon; Incandescent; Backlit
Sign - media: Steel; Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Graphics; Paint
Sign animation: Chasing, flashing, oscillating
Surveyor: Joshua Cannaday
Survey - date completed: 2002
Sign keywords: Chasing; Flashing; Oscillating; Pylon; Neon; Incandescent; Backlit; Steel; Plastic; Graphics; Paint

Mixed Content

Billie Mae Polson Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00063

Abstract

The Billie Mae Polson Photograph Collection, approximately 1948 to 1978, consists of fifty-one color postcards from Las Vegas, Nevada, the Hoover Dam, and surrounding areas. Also included in the collection are original black-and-white and color photographs of the Valley of Fire Nevada State Park, an Easter parade in Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas 5th Street School prior to demolition. There are also ten negatives included in this collection that correspond with select postcards and the photographs from the Valley of Fire Nevada State Park.

Archival Collection