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Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (PH-00285)

Abstract

The Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (1952-1956) consist of approximately 2,080 black-and-white high-altitude aerial survey photographs of Southern and Western Nevada. Two projects are represented; 109-G, covering sections of Southern Nevada and 160-BH, covering a section of Western Nevada. Also included are five composite photograph indices created from the detailed survey photographs, four index sheets showing the project locations in Nevada and other projects in the western States, and five photocopied images of composite photographs of several cities in Nevada.

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Date

1952-1956

Extent

3.08 Cubic Feet (3 boxes, 1 flat file)
4.26 Linear Feet

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Scope and Contents Note

The Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (1952-1956) consist of approximately 2,080 black-and-white high-altitude aerial survey photographs of Southern and Western Nevada. Two projects are represented; 109-G, covering sections of Southern Nevada and 160-BH, covering a section of Western Nevada. Also included are five composite photograph indices created from the detailed survey photographs, four index sheets showing the project locations in Nevada and other projects in the western States, and five photocopied images of composite photographs of several cities in Nevada.

The material in this collection was formerly known as the John E. Welsh Photograph Collection and the Western Nevada Project.

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.

Preferred Citation

Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada, 1952-1956. PH-00285. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1991 by John E. Welsh; accession number 91-24.

Processing Note

Materials were accessioned into two collections by Karla Irwin in 2016. In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Melise Leech merged the two collections, rehoused and arranged the materials, and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00285

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