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List of Dragon Lady (U-2) pilots, information on handling and repairing silicone-asbestos laminates, A-12 technical manual, 1967-1993

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft
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Collection Number: MS-00761
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Photograph of Harold Hind and his wife, Betty Hind, seated around a large table with others, Las Vegas (Nev.), August 4, 1946

Date

1946-08-04

Archival Collection

Description

A large group of unidentified people seated around a table, probably at the Hotel Last Frontier. The name "Hotel Last Frontier" was used from 1942-1955. Harold Hind on far left and Betty Hind on far right. Site Name: Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Women activists holding up signs, image 001: photographic print

Date

1987-12

Description

Women protesting, Solidarity Action in Hamburg Germany December 1987. The signs are written in German, with the red one saying, "The atom test site in Nevada back to the western shoshone." The sign on the very right says, "Poison in the ground, poison in water, poison in the air, enough!"

Image

Report by Al Freeman announcing the opening of the Aqueduct at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, April 12, 1963

Date

1963-04-12

Description

A report by Al Freeman announcing the opening of the new building called the Aqueduct, the then new 83 room and suite building located at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report overviews the size, cost, furnishings, designers, and architects. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Mixed Content

Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada Web Archive

Identifier

MS-00969

Abstract

Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada Web Archive is comprised of archived websites captured primarily in 2017 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, "Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas." Archived websites represent religious institutions, civic and service organizations, and local businesses in the Las Vegas Valley. The collection includes archived websites of organizations like the local NAACP branch, the Urban Chamber of Commerce, Westside School Alumni Foundation, 100 Black Men of Las Vegas, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, the First African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Psi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Archival Collection

Helen J. Stewart Photographs

Identifier

PH-00104

Abstract

The Helen J. Stewart Photographs depict the Stewart Family from approximately 1860 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict Helen J. Stewart and her children as well as the Stewart Ranch (also know as the Las Vegas Ranch) in Southern Nevada. The photographs include the early Las Vegas, Nevada town site, landscapes of Southern Nevada and the American Southwest, mines and mining camps, railroads and railroad workers, the Las Vegas Fort (also known as the Old Mormon Fort), hotels and early businesses in Las Vegas, Native Americans and Native American artifacts, and postcards.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Desert Inn tower and swimming pool (Las Vegas), circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Two female guests in the swimming pool at the Desert Inn with the tower in the background.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Architectural drawing of administration building, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas),grading plan, circa 1952

Date

1950 to 1955

Description

Grading plan for the Sahara administration building. Drawn on facsimile paper.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Architectural drawing of administration building, Sahara Hotel (Las Vegas),outside elevations, circa 1952

Date

1950 to 1955

Description

Exterior elevations of the Sahara administration building. Drawn on facsimile paper.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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