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Dow Metals, Incorporated Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Incorporated (PH-00260)

Abstract

The Dow Metals, Incorporated Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Incorporated (approximately 1940 to 1990) contains black-and-white photographic prints, reproduction prints, and negatives depicting scenes at the Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) plant in Henderson, Nevada. Images also include Basic townsite homes, buildings, and residents; BMI employees; and interior and aerial views of the plant. Also included are images from Pittman, Nevada of row houses, tent houses, a recreation center, and dining and entertainment establishments.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1940 to 1990

Extent

0.09 Cubic Feet (1 hanging folder, 1 shared box of negatives)
0.50 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents Note

The Dow Metals, Incorporated Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Incorporated (approximately 1940 to 1990) contains black-and-white photographic prints, reproduction prints, and negatives depicting scenes at the Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) plant in Henderson, Nevada. Images also include Basic townsite homes, buildings, and residents; BMI employees; and interior and aerial views of the plant. Also included are images from Pittman, Nevada of row houses, tent houses, a recreation center, and dining and entertainment establishments.

Access Note

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 and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information for the materials included in this collection:

Dow Metals, Incorporated Records on Basic Magnesium, Incorporated, 1940-1951. MS-00242. Special

Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs, 1933-1965. MS-00126. Special Collections and

Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc., 1941-1942. PH-00230. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada, approximately 1940-1988. PH-00254. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Dow Metals, Incorporated Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Incorporated, approximately 1940-1990. PH-00260. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1985; accession number 85-76.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Nicole Batten wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00260

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