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Architectural drawings of residential home in Las Vegas, Nevada, exterior elevations, May 23, 1958

Date

1958-05-23

Description

Front, right, rear and left exterior elevations of a ranch-style residential home with detached garage in the Las Verdes Heights development in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Drawn by P.J.C. & J.C.M. Checked by E.C.B." "Sheet no. 9 of 25."
Site Name: Las Verdes Heights

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Rotary Club, Las Vegas, 1940

Date

1940

Description

A black and white image of Las Vegas Rotary Club members in front of a Union Pacific Stages bus in Las Vegas. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Architectural drawings of residential home in Las Vegas, Nevada, exterior elevations, May 23, 1958

Date

1958-05-23

Description

Exterior and interior elevations of a ranch-style residential home in the Las Verdes Heights development in Las Vegas, Nevada. Interior elevations for kitchen, bathrooms and vanity and wardrobe shown. "Drawn by J.C.M. Checked by E.C.B." "Sheet no. 7 of 25."
Site Name: Las Verdes Heights

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Slide of the Las Vegas Club at night, Las Vegas, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A color slide of the Las Vegas Club sign in Las Vegas, Nevada illuminated at night with views of the club.

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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, 1959

Date

1959

Description

The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes departing for their Idaho tour from the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the foreground, Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson shakes hands with Evelyn Stuckey, the founder and director of the group. This image was taken in the summer of 1959.

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Las Vegas Monorail Records

Identifier

MS-00539

Abstract

The Las Vegas Monorail Records (1971-1980) consist of articles, newspaper clippings, agency reports, and correspondence concerning the 1970s effort to construct a Las Vegas, Nevada mass-transit monorail system. Materials document the project conception, development, and ultimate failureroughout the 1970s.

Archival Collection

Letter from Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas) to Mr. Rex N. Moss (Las Vegas), October 23, 1952

Date

1952-10-23

Archival Collection

Description

Letter regarding the installation of new water lines for a new subdivision in Las Vegas.

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Photograph of the deconstruction of the Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Workers dismantling the Las Vegas hotel in 1905. Hotel was located within Clark's Las Vegas townsite on Stewart and Main streets. It housed people for the townsite auction held on May 15-16, 1905.

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Film transparency of the Las Vegas Grammar School and Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Center: the Las Vegas Grammar School, built in 1911, and demolished between 1964-1965; Right: the Las Vegas High School, built in 1917, was burned May 11, 1934. The photo was taken in 1931.

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Architectural drawing of additions to the Mather residence, Las Vegas, Nevada, site plan, floor plan and details, October 14, 1975

Date

1975-10-14

Description

Site plan of the existing structure and additions to the Mather residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, including floor plans and details for a garage and additional bedroom. Included are the garage floor plan, drawings of the front exterior and entry elevations, and details for a skylight and the patio ceiling. "Date: 14 Oct. 1975, revisions: 15 Oct. 1975."
Site Name: Mather residence
Address: 2800 Cowan Circle;

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist; Latest Drawing Revision: 1975-10-15

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