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Mint Hotel, image 012: photographic print

Date
1920 (year approximate) to 1970 (year approximate)
Description
Construction photo - Mint Hotel.

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Del E. Webb Construction Company: photographic print

Date
1927 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)
Description
Original office of the Del E. Webb Construction Company located on Ninth Street, Phoenix, Ariz. (late 1920s - early 1930s)

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Stardust Resort and Casino: photographic print

Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Description
Construction work on the Stardust.

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Photograph of Jesse Christensen home, Bullfrog Hills (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Per patron comments, this home was one of two twin houses that stood next to each other on Knob Hill in Rhyolite before it was moved to Beatty. Patron also commented that Jesse Christensen was the Beatty postmaster, and that an outline of the Exchange Club is visible on the right.
Caption: Home of Jesse Christensen. Beatty, Nevada, where he first saw her.

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Williams and Gragson at groundbreaking ceremony: photograph

Date
1980 (year uncertain) to 1985 (year uncertain)
Description
Aaron Williams, County Commissioner from North Las Vegas (left), shaking hands with Mayor Oran Gragson at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Senior Citizens' Center in Las Vegas. Men sitting to the right of Mayor Gragson are unidentified. [ca. early 1980's]

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Mint Hotel, image 007: photographic print

Date
1920 (year approximate) to 1970 (year approximate)
Description
Rendering of the Mint Hotel addition, Las Vegas, NV. Architect was Martin Stern Jr. & Associates.

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Bill Harrah, Harrah's Hotel and Casino founder, image 006: photographic print

Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Description
Bill Harrah (left) and Bob Ring (3rd from left) showing the model of the new Stateline restaurant and showroom.

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Tutor Perini Corporation Records

Identifier
MS-00865
Abstract

The Tutor Perini Corporation Records (1974-2022) are comprised of mainly digital files used for promotional and marketing materials that feature the company and the construction projects they have developed in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included in this collection are issues of Construction Las Vegas magazine, Perini News magazine, and a copy of Creating CityCenter: World-Class Architecture and the New Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Nat Hart Professional Papers

Identifier
MS-00419
Abstract

The Nat Hart Professional Papers contain the business records, personal papers, and photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada chef and restaurateur Nat Hart, who served as the Corporate Vice-President of Food and Beverage for Caesars World in the 1970s and 1980s. Papers date from 1930 to 2000 and include restaurant training and service manuals, business proposals, architectural drawings, recipe cards, cookbooks, menu specifications, photographs, scrapbooks, awards, news releases, and correspondence.

Archival Collection

Elders of Engineering roundtable discussion

Identifier
OH-02756
Abstract

Roundtable discussion with University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) engineers Ramon Martinez, Richard Wyman, Herbert C. Wells, and Robert Skaggs conducted by Dave Emerson on May 6, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. In this discussion, the engineers talked about how they joined UNLV and pursued careers in their respective fields of engineering. They also discussed the creation and development of engineering courses at UNLV, Geological Engineering and Dynamics. Martinez, Wyman, Wells, and Skaggs also detail their individual undergraduate education at different colleges before coming to UNLV.

Archival Collection