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Nellis Air Force Base: Dining Hall: Record Copy, 1987 April 16
This set includes: preliminary sketches, site plans, building sections, wall sections, floor plans, utility plans, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans and exterior elevations.
This set includes drawings by Delta Engineering (engineer).
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 116
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Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field: Munitions Loading Revetments, 1988 May 16
This set includes: redlining, site plans, exterior elevations, floor plans, building sections, construction details, interior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, roof plans, reflected ceiling plans, plumbing plans, HVAC plans, foundation plans and wall sections.
Collection Name: Gary Guy Wilson Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 291
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Sachiko Young oral history interview
Oral history interview with Sachiko Young conducted by Mikaela Nettlow on December 5, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Sachiko shares her upbringing in Fukoka, Japan and how she and her family moved frequently as a child. She talks about meeting her husband, an American military man, while visiting family in Tokyo. Sachiko discusses their marriage and birth of their child, their move to San Jose, California, and their travels back and forth from Japan before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada. She shares stories of visiting casinos with friends, working in hotel coffee shops, and what life was like for her and her family. Sachiko also talks of how she and her husband both faced racial prejudice from their families and the difficulties of learning English as a second language.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Airman Cyndi Wonyetye patrolling Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 6, 1977
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Photograph of gunnery trainer at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, late 1944
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Cover of a newspaper titled "Tools and Tactics for Tomorrow's War": photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Bottom text reads: "This A-10 attack plane has a rapid-fire 30mm cannon up front and a cluster of 500-pound bombs and air-10-ground missiles hu..".
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Daniel Tafoya oral history interview
Oral history interview with Daniel Tafoya conducted by Laurents Banuelos and Barbara Tabach on December 12, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Tafoya discusses his early life in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He talks about his father’s life story, his educational experience with learning disabilities, and joining the United States Air Force. Tafoya describes his career in the military, and being stationed at Nellis Airforce Base. Lastly, Tafoya discusses with involvement with the Clark County School District (CCSD) and with the Latin Chamber of Commerce.
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