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Don T. Walker Photograph Collection
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The Don T. Walker Photograph Collection (1900-1995) is comprised of black-and-white and color photographs taken by or belonging to Las Vegas photographer and Nevada historian Don Travis Walker. The photographs taken by Walker include ghost towns in Nevada, Arizona, and California, as well as a series on Phil Benson, editor and publisher of the Southern Nevada Times. Other items in the collection include photographs taken by other people related to the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, various photographs of historic sites in Nevada, and a program from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society for its "Moulin Rouge: History in the Making" exhibition.
Archival Collection
Schoolmaster's Club of Las Vegas, Nevada Records
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The Schoolmaster's Club of Las Vegas, Nevada Records (1955-1976) contain the club bylaws and fliers, newspaper clippings about the club's activities, and planning documents for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas site and the Maude Frazier building dedication. The collection focuses on the club's role in planning for and establishing the Southern Regional Division of the University of Nevada campus (now known as University of Nevada, Las Vegas).
Archival Collection
Ray M. Cutright oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ray M. Cutright conducted by himself on April 22, 1981 for the UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection. Cutright talks about his experiences in operating a boat that carried both tourist passengers and workers to and from the site of the Hoover Dam. He also discusses a few specific experiences, including what it was like navigating the river.
Archival Collection
Architectural drawing of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), plot plan, March 13, 1958
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Archival Collection
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Architectural plans for the additions and renovations for the Thunderbird from 1958.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of men testing valves for Hoover Dam outlet works, circa 1934-1936
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Archival Collection
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Film transparency of the Black Canyon and Colorado River area, June 23, 1929
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Archival Collection
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