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Lewis E. Tullis Photograph Collection (PH-00187)

Abstract

The Lewis E. Tullis Photograph Collection is comprised of six photographic reprints, five with captions from Lewis Tullis, that depict emergency response vehicles at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1970 to 1984.

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Date

1970 to 1984

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (1 hanging folder)
0.02 Linear Feet

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Scope and Contents Note

The Lewis E. Tullis Photograph Collection is comprised of six photographic reprints, five with captions from Lewis Tullis, that depict emergency response vehicles at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1970 to 1984.

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 as they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Lewis Eugene Tullis was the youngest of seven children born to David and Aroetta Tullis on September 3, 1935 in Hinckley, Utah. Lewis was a career firefighter and worked in the Clark County Fire and Rescue Department from 1956 until he retired as a captain in 1993. After he retired, Tullis moved to Utah and passed away on July 5, 2012.

Source:

"Lewis Tullis Obituary." Las Vegas Review-Journal Obituaries. Last modified 2020. https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=lewis-tullis&pid=158417842.

Preferred Citation

Lewis E. Tullis Photograph Collection, approximately 1970-1984. PH-00187. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated UNLV Special Collections and Archives in 1984 by Lewis Tullis; accession number 84-47.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of a backlog elimination project, Joseph Puentes created the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00187

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