Abstract
The UNLV University Libraries Collection of Aerial Photographs (1943-1998) contains aerial photographic prints primarily of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, as well as other locations outside of Las Vegas including Laughlin, Nevada and Arizona.
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Scope and Contents Note
The UNLV University Libraries Collection of Aerial Photographs (1943-1998) contains aerial photographic prints of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, as well as other locations outside of Las Vegas including Laughlin, Nevada and Arizona. Types of aerial photographs include oversized photographic prints created from airplane flights and satellite imagery, depicting flat and perspective views of cities and landscapes. Some photographs were been overlaid with labels denoting road names, landmarks, and city and state boundaries.
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 are arranged chronologically.
Preferred Citation
UNLV University Libraries Collection of Aerial Photographs, 1943-1998. PH-00417. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1xq0q
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Acquisition Note
Materials were periodically collected by the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2019-125.
Processing Note
In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Jimmy Chang rehoused and arranged the materials, wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2022, Sarah Jones added two folders of photographs to the collection.