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Commissions and commercial project photographs, 1979 to 2005

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Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs, photographic slides, and negatives of commissions and commercial projects painted by Robert Beckmann from 1979 to 2005. The photographs depict murals painted for schools, hotels, casinos, government buildings, museums, and private businesses.

Archival Collection
Robert Beckmann Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00381
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Walter Bracken inside the post office, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1908

Date
1908
Description
Walter Bracken stands inside the Las Vegas Post Office, which had been moved to the interior of the First State Bank on Fremont Street in 1907. Bracken served as Las Vegas' postmaster from 1904-1914. Pigeon holes containing sorted mail surround the room. Desks, stools and office equipment, including a postage scale, are seen. Calendars hang from the wall and electric lights hang from the ceiling.
Caption: Post Office, Las Vegas, 1908
Site Name: United States Post Office and Court House

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Geologic map of the Jangle Ridge quadrangle, Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada, 1965

Date
1965
Description
58 x 46 cm., on sheet 84 x 87 cm., folded 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." "Geology mapped in 1961. Limit of pluvial Groom Lake and faults from photographs mapped by R. B. Colton, 1962." Includes text, bibliography, location map, and 5 col. cross sections. Original publisher: Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Architectural plan for the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), imperial suite no. 3, 1972

Date
1972
Description

Floor plans and elevations for the MGM Grand Hotel imperial suite no. 3. Includes key plan and revisions. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; T. Park, delineator; Taylor Construction Co., Interior Design Division.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Latest Drawing Revision: 1973-09-20

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Architectural drawing of MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), entertainment lounge, September 11, 1972

Date
1972-09-11
Description

Elevations for the MGM Grand Hotel entertainment lounge in Las Vegas, Nevada. Drawn by J. B. and J. T. B. Includes revisions and key plan. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Taylor Construction Co., Interior Design Division.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Latest Drawing Revision: 1973-01-24

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Architectural drawing of the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), theatre seating layouts, September 11, 1972

Date
1972-09-11
Description

Architectural plans for the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas) from 1972. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; E. C. Garcia, delineator; Taylor Construction Co., Interior Design Division.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Latest Drawing Revision: 1972-09-11

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Architectural drawing of the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), east and south exterior elevations, April 3, 1972

Date
1972-04-03
Description

Architectural plans for the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas). Drawn by D.T, A.S. and EDR. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Taylor Construction Co., Interior Design Division.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Latest Drawing Revision: 1973-04-13

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