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John W. Steiger Photograph Collection (PH-00339)

Abstract

The John Steiger Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographic prints of H. E. Steiger, John Steiger's father, in and around Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1920s. Images depict H. E. Steiger and various other identified and unidentified individuals in various locations surrounding Las Vegas, including Wilson Ranch, Mount Charleston, and Boulder Canyon. Some images of the Las Vegas Grammar School include John Steiger's mother, who was an elementary school teacher in Las Vegas from 1919 to 1920. The majority of items in this collection are digital surrogates, and the donor retains the original items.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1920 to 1929

Extent

0.17 Cubic Feet (1 hanging folder)
0.17 Linear Feet
215 digital_files (1.020 GB) JPG

Related People/Corporations

Creator: Steiger, John

Scope and Contents Note

The John Steiger Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographic prints of H. E. Steiger, John Steiger's father, in and around Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1920s. Images depict H. E. Steiger and various other identified and unidentified individuals in various locations surrounding Las Vegas, including Wilson Ranch, Mount Charleston, and Boulder Canyon. Some images of the Las Vegas Grammar School include John Steiger's mother, who was an elementary school teacher in Las Vegas from 1919 to 1920. The majority of items in this collection are digital surrogates, and the donor retains the original items.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please

contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives for additional information.

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.

Preferred Citation

John W. Steiger Photograph Collection, approximately 1920-1929. PH-00339. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated by John Steiger in 2005; accession numbers 2005-011 and 2005-021.

Processing Note

In 2020, Sarah Jones created a finding aid using an existing inventory and entered it into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::PH00339

Existence and Location of Originals

Some items in this collection are digital surrogates. The donor retained the original items.

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