Abstract
The Thomas R. Schiff Panoramic Photographs (2001-2009) are comprised of physical and digital panoramic photographs of hotel casinos and other locations around Las Vegas, Nevada used in his book,
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Scope and Contents Note
The Thomas R. Schiff Panoramic Photographs (2001-2009) are comprised of physical and digital panoramic photographs of hotel casinos and other locations around Las Vegas, Nevada used in his book,
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.
Biographical / Historical Note
Thomas R. Schiff studied photography at Ohio University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1970. He began experimenting with panoramic photography in the 1980s and in the mid-1990s he started using a Hulcherama 360-degree panoramic camera to take photographs of building exteriors and interiors. Schiff has published collections of his panoramic photography projects in a number of books including
In addition to photography, Schiff has worked in the insurance business in Cincinnati, Ohio since graduating from Ohio University. As of 2020 he is chairman and CEO of John J. & Thomas R. Schiff & Co., Inc. as well as director of Cincinnati Financial Corporation.
Sources:
“Aperture: Thomas R. Schiff: ‘The Library Exhibition’ World Arts Foundations," 2017. https://www.worldartfoundations.com/aperture-thomas-r-schiff-library-exhibition/.
“Vegas 360°,” Bright City Books, 2008. http://brightcitybooks.com/publications/vegas-360/.
Preferred Citation
Thomas R. Schiff Panoramic Photographs, 2001-2009. PH-00419. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by Thomas R. Schiff in 2019; accession number 2019-133.
Processing Note
In 2019, Tammi Kim minimally processed the collection during accessioning. Digital files were transferred from an external hard drive and description was created in ArchivesSpace. In 2022, Sarah Jones added an item-level inventory to the finding aid.