The Blue Diamond History Committee Collection (1920s-2012) contains materials related to the history of the Blue Diamond Mine and nearby village located about twenty-five miles outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains materials including environmental reports, photographs of the mine and its employees and their families, maps, a photocopy of a diary, mine operation records and accident reports, community calendars, and correspondence and property documents of the local post office.
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Aria Hotel and Casino is one of the properties in CityCenter, next to the Vdara and the Mandarin Oriental. It is a 4,004 room property, owned by MGM Resorts and built in 2009, is actually two interlocking buildings, semi-circular in shape. The hotel boasts 15 restaraunts as well as a 300,000 sq ft. convention space and a fine art collection.
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Jane Ann Morrison transferred to Las Vegas from Fort Smith, Arkansas, where she had worked as a newspaper reporter. The Donrey Media Group owned the Southwest Times Record newspaper in Fort Smith along with the Las Vegas Review Journal. In 1976, she became a night cop chasing stories that required a police response. Three years later, Jane Ann went over to the Nevadan, a portion of the paper that allowed a more in depth reporting style.
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Aria Hotel and Casino is one of the properties in CityCenter, next to the Vdara and the Mandarin Oriental. It is a 4,004 room property, owned by MGM Resorts and built in 2009, is actually two interlocking buildings, semi-circular in shape. The hotel boasts 15 restaraunts as well as a 300,000 sq ft. convention space and a fine art collection.
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The Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection (1922-2000) documents the history of the Colorado River Commission (CRC) and is predominately comprised of books, briefs, memoranda, motions, exhibits, and other documents pertaining to the
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The Virginia Logan Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily depicting Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1940 with a focus on Las Vegas and its local landscapes. These photographs were taken by Glenn Davis.
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