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Las Vegas Paiute Colony land acquisition: correspondence
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Archival Collection
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Letter from Rolla E. Chandler, Manager, Nevada Land Office, to Richard Bailey, Inter-Tribal Council Planning Unit and notice of classification of public lands for transfer out of Federal ownership. Letter from Superintendent to Area Director about a resolution/request from the Las Vegas Indian Colony for assistance in securing additional lands through legislation. Letter from Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada attorney Michael Seth Krout to Superintendent of Nevada Indian Agency Jose A. Zuni about Las Vegas Paiute Colony land. Resolution of Las Vegas Council requesting submission of a bill to Congress for holding land in trust. Letter from Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada attorney Michael Seth Krout to the Secretary of the Interior about acquiring additional land for the Las Vegas Paiute Colony.
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Handwritten list of Jewish graduates of Las Vegas High School from 1950-1958, by Michael S. Mack, 2015
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Archival Collection
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This list of names, as remembered by Michael Mack, shows the Jewish graduates of Las Vegas High School in the 1950s.
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Photograph of Evel Pie sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 28, 2017
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Archival Collection
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Site address: 508 Fremont St
Sign owner: High Horse Group
Sign details: Original construction year of the building was 1949. Previous to this property being Evel pie it house the short lived F. Pigalle fondue restaurant, and the Radio City Pizza. This 1979 Evel Knievel themed pizza restaurant and bar opened in late 2016. Their motto is Live Hard, Ride Fast, Eat Pizza. In the restaurant there is an Evel Knievel Pinball machine and a Stunt Cycle Game.
Sign condition: 5 - new sign, just over a year old
Sign form: Sign above the entrance
Sign-specific description: Above the entrance there are red channeled cursive letters Evel Pie filled with neon tubes that illuminate red at night. To the left and right of the letters there are little white wings that are plastic but are illuminated with neon tubes I behind it.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel and Plastic
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic for "wings" of sign
Sign environment: Located in the East Fremont District
Sign manufacturer: Diamond Head Signs
Sign - date of installation: Late 2016
Sign - artistic significance: The logo is the same font as Evel Knievels old advertisements. This font this was a close representation of his signature but more of a bubble font cursive letters rather than the flat signature that would have been done with a pen/pencil. Also the wings on the sign represent the theme since he was known for jumping such long distances that they said he would fly.
Survey - research locations: Assessor's website
Survey - research notes: Eater Vegas https://vegas.eater.com/2016/12/16/13979544/evel-knievel- evel-pie- pizza-las- vegas, Las Vegas weekly https://lasvegasweekly.com/dining/dining-news/2016/sep/28/evel- pie-fremont- east-downtown-las- vegas/
Survey - other remarks: The High Horse ownership group that owns this property is comprised of Barden Powers, Jeff Fine, Seth Schorr and Kelly Knievel.
Surveyor: Emily Fellmer
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-22
Sign keywords: Plastic; Steel; Neon; Fascia; Building-front design
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