Abstract
The John R. Bruckman Photographs of Nellis Air Force Base contain photographs of Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1951 to 1954. The collection includes photographs of the Nellis Air Force Base Baseball Team, base headquarters, buildings on the base, and soldiers outside of the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Scope and Contents Note
The John R. Bruckman Photographs of Nellis Air Force Base contain photographs of Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada from 1951 to 1954. The collection includes photographs of the Nellis Air Force Base Baseball Team, base headquarters, buildings on the base, and soldiers outside of the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas.
Access Note
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Las Vegas Army Airfield began official military operations in December 1941. It was renamed the Las Vegas Air Force Base in 1948, and finally named Nellis Air Force Base in 1950. The base is named after Lieutenant William Harrell Nellis, a native of Nevada and fighter pilot who died in 1944 during World War II while flying a mission in Luxembourg.
Sources:
"Lieutenant William Harrell Nellis," 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. July 12, 2012. http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4095
"Nellis Air Force Base," 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. October 28, 2014. http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4096
Preferred Citation
John R. Bruckman Photographs of Nellis Air Force Base, 1951-1954. PH-00215. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1985 by John R. Bruckman; accession number 1985-070.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.