Abstract
The UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (2016-2020) are comprised of digital photographs captured as part of the Special Collections and Archives Building Las Vegas project. Digital photographs shot in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, include color images of street scenes, neighborhoods, developments, land use, housing, flood control, parks, traffic patterns, and parts of the tourism corridor including casinos and hotels.
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The UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (2016-2020) are comprised of digital photographs captured as part of the Special Collections and Archives Building Las Vegas project. Digital photographs shot in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, include color images of street scenes, neighborhoods, developments, land use, housing, flood control, parks, traffic patterns, and parts of the tourism corridor including casinos and hotels.
Access Note
Collection is open for research and is available online.
Publication Rights
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Copyright is owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Please see the UNLV Libraries Special Collections policies on Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order and are organized by shoot location.
Biographical / Historical Note
Aaron Mayes has been a photographer in Southern Nevada since the early 1990s starting at the
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Aaron Mayes (SCA Visual Materials Curator), personal communication, November 15, 2018.
In 2016, the UNLV University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives launched the "Building Las Vegas" collecting initiative to collect and preserve evidence about urban development and the built environment in Southern Nevada. As part of this effort, Special Collections and Archives Curator for Visual Materials, Aaron Mayes, began photographically documenting the region's built environment.
Preferred Citation
UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, 2016-2020. PH-00394. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were received in 2018 and 2022; accession numbers 2018-057 and 2022-113.
Processing Note
The digital collection files were transferred from photographer Aaron Mayes in 2018. Karla Irwin processed the collection and wrote the finding aid. In 2022, Aaron Mayes transferred additional digital files. Sarah Jones processed the digital files and updated the collection inventory.