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The flashlight sculpture on the Unuversity of Nevada, Las Vegas campus: postcard

Date

1991

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)

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Earthquake damage in the UNLV Special Collections: photographic prints

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Photos of Special Collections earthquake damage. (6/29/1992)

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People and places in Southern Nevada and other locations across the United States: photograph album and ephemera

Date

1910 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)

Description

Selma Morrison Photo Album, containing images of people and places in Southern Nevada (and other various locations across the United States) from approximately 1910-1940. Loose photos that originally were part of the album were digitized in the order that they would have appeared in the album. Several images not connected to the album and loose ephemera have also been digitized and can be viewed after the back cover of the album.

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Photograph of people in front of Frazier Hall, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1962

Date

1962

Description

Individuals stand in front of Frazier Hall, UNLV's first building. Identified from left to right: 1. Corinne Johnson, 2. Walter Long, 3. Fritz Bell, Director, 4. Dorothy Dorothy. Johnson shakes hands with Long, and Dorothy holds a stack of papers. The building's name can be seen at the top of the image. Inscription with photo reads "Corrine Johnson, not 'Bell', owner of Johnson's Department Store on Fremont Street." [identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]

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Photograph of Dorothy and others at Frazier Hall, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1962

Date

1962

Description

Inside Frazier Hall, UNLV's first building, Dorothy Dorothy points at the Frazier Hall Plaque. Dorothy is accompanied by Fritz Bell (left) and Corinne Johnson (right). Inscription with photo reads "Publicity pic for some political event. I am sure it was for the big meeting when the then-governor, Gov. Sawyer, appointed [Maude Frazier to be] Lt. Gov after Rex Bell died." [identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]

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Photograph of Hubbard, Cannon, Boyd, and Fleigh at memorial service, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 27, 1961

Date

1961-09-27

Description

Four men stand at a podium at UNLV for a memorial service for Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish Diplomat and Secretary General of the United Nations who died in a plane crash). The memorial took place at Nevada Southern Univeristy on September 27, 1961; The university is now named Univeristy of Nevada Las Vegas. Identified from left to right: "1. Gen. Boyd Hubbard, Nellis Air Force Base, 2. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon, 3. Sam Boyd, 4. George Fleigh." Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Audio recording clip of interview with Lonnie G. Wright by Claytee D. White, October 23, 2009

Date

2009-10-23

Description

Part of an interview with Lonnie G. Wright by Claytee D. White on October 23, 2009. Wright describes how he started the Basketball Alumni Association to help players complete their education.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Ida Bowser by Claytee D. White, August 30, 2007

Date

2007-08-30

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Ida Bowser by Claytee White on August, 30 2007. Bowser describes how she came to work for the UNLV library.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Mozella Sheds Scott by Claytee D. White, November 30, 2010

Date

2010-11-30

Description

Part of an interview with Mozella Sheds Scott conducted by Claytee D. White on November 30, 2010. Scott describes working in a commercial kitchen and leaving her job to attend Nevada Southern University (UNLV).

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Photograph of UNLV Basketball Alumni Association honoring Lonnie Wright, 1990

Date

1990

Description

Color photograph of Lonnie Wright (center) being honored for success. He stands with Lois Tarkanian, Sherri Wright, and UNLV President Carol Harter.

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