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Events, 1978-2006
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Scope and Contents
The events series (1978-2006) is comprised of documents related to various protests organized or attended by the Nevada Desert Experience (NDE) at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Materials include speeches, correspondence, newspaper clippings, NDE publications, and workshop training booklets. The materials primarily focus on the August Desert Witness protests (1985-2005), the Lenten Desert Experience protests (1982-2006), and the Millennium 2000 protests (1999-2000).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
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Archival Component
Kiel (Taylor) Ranch, 1964
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs from the Kiel (Taylor) Ranch from 1964, including photographs of the ranch, John Park's house, and other buildings. The Kiel Ranch was one of earliest non-indigenous settlements in the Las Vegas Valley, and it has become infamous as the site of the murders of Ed and William Kiel committed in 1900. The ranch is now in North Las Vegas and is administered by the North Las Vegas Neighborhood and Leisure Services Department.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Architectural drawing of Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, second floor plan, December 10, 1983
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Archival Collection
Description
Project overview drawings of Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City from 1983; printed on mylar. Shows floor plan with outline of the surrounding site.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of excavations in process at the Lost City near St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1925
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Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription by D. Hancock on back of postcard: "This shows some of the excavators at work at the Buried City or 'Lost City' as it is sometimes called. This is near St. Thomas if you wish to look up its approximate location on the map. It was here I went last Spring on one of my trips."
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