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Nevada files, 1964 to 2021

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Nevada files (1964-2021) sub-series contains research files, reprints, negatives, and surveys from various locations throughout Nevada. Moapa Valley, Overton, the Muddy River, Lake Mohave, Ash Meadows, the Nevada Test Site, the Great Basin region, and regional Northern and Southern Nevada comprise the majority of the files.

Archival Collection

Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00906
Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Telegram from J. Ross Clark to W. H. Comstock, January 23, 1905

Date

1905-01-23

Archival Collection

Description

Telegram requests rushing the surveying of the Las Vegas townsite.

Text

Film transparency of the gravel testing laboratory, Las Vegas, September 20, 1929

Date

1929-09-20

Description

Black and white image of the gravel testing laboratory at the site of the former Stewart Ranch, also known as the Las Vegas Ranch. Standing in the center is Henry Wieking, "setting window and door casements preparatory to rebuilding adobe walls." Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Steve Round Memorial Book of the 1 October Shooting in Las Vegas

Identifier

MS-00853

Abstract

This collection is comprised of a memorial book filled with handwritten condolences, memorials, and prayers for the victims of the mass shooting that occurred on October 1, 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. From October 2-10, 2017, Steve Round watched over a memorial that spontaneously developed in the median of Las Vegas Boulevard near the site of the shooting. Round invited visitors at the memorial, including families and friends of the victims, community members, first responders, and tourists, to sign the book.

Archival Collection

Architectural sketch of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), general layout of the property, 1951-1956

Date

1951 to 1956

Description

Rough sketch of the general layout of the proposed Lady Luck, which later became the Hacienda (Las Vegas). Original medium: blue pen on notebook paper.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of construction of roads and bridge across Colorado River, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial image of construction on roads and a bridge across the Colorado River at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site. Noted on photo: "Taken by FAB."

Image

Photograph of construction of roads and bridge across Colorado River, Hoover Dam, circa 1930-1935

Date

1930 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial image of construction on roads and a bridge across the Colorado River at the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site. Noted on photo: "Taken by FAB."

Image

Film transparency of Old Mormon Canal near Overton, Nevada, February 20, 1948

Date

1948-02-20

Description

Black and white image with the following printed description: Site of Old Mormon Canal which was in use about 1865 near Overton, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of shoreline of Colorado River near Hoover Dam, approximately 1930-1936

Date

1930 to 1936

Description

Looking down at the shoreline of the Colorado River near the Hoover Dam construction site. This where the construction workers would usually conduct the blasts.

Image

Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, January 16, 1963

Date

1963-01-16

Description

General view of area with sites 400W-200N and 450W and 250N after bulldozer completely went through area. January 16, 1963

Image