Materials contain photographs of the Wilson Family in the Kawich Mountains from 1914 to 1987. Materials include photographs of Robert "Bob" Wilson operating his mining equipment in Ophir Canyon, his cyanide plant, his mill site, and the dredge in Manhattan. Materials also include photographs of Wilson and his family in Nevada and in California.
Archival Collection
Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221 Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection Box/Folder: N/A
The subject files series (1963-2006) is comprised of the Nevada Desert Experience's (NDE) research files on topics such as Congressional testimony, nuclear facilities and testing, the Nevada Test Site, nuclear weapons and waste, notable people, treaties, and organizations related to the NDE. The materials include publications, government reports, notes, treaties, and newspaper clippings.
The Television, Radio Shows, and Movies Series from 1953 to 1972 contains photographs, correspondence, show programs, and proposals that the Sands Hotel had an interest in producing or were filmed on the hotel property. Also included are scripts and a promotional package the included arrangements to see one of the atomic bomb blasts from the Nevada Test Site.
Archival Collection
Sands Hotel Public Relations Records
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Collection Number: MS-00417 Collection Name: Sands Hotel Public Relations Records Box/Folder: N/A