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Chip Johnson Collection of Hoover Dam Photographs
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The Chip Johnson Collection of Hoover Dam Photographs (approximately 1930-1936) consist of sixteen black-and-white photographs that depict the construction of Hoover Dam and the surrounding area. The photographs were taken by an unknown photographer.
Archival Collection
Stillings, Jamey
Photographer Jamey Stillings was born in 1955 and grew up in Oregon. Stillings is the principal photographer for Jamey Stillings Photography, Inc. He has a BA in Art from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and an MFA in Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. Stillings’ work spans fine art, documentary, and commissioned projects including The Bridge at Hoover Dam and The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar.
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1955 Gaming License for Mina, Nevada
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The 1955 Gaming License for Mina, Nevada collection consists of a single gaming license issued to Nick Marakas to operate slot machines at the Mina Club in Mina, Nevada. The license was purchased by Marakas for $66.00 and issued by the State of Nevada's Mineral County in Hawthorne, Nevada on January 3, 1955.
Archival Collection
Valerie Wiener Papers
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The Valerie Wiener Papers (approximately 1920-2024) document the life and career of former Nevada state senator, Valerie Wiener. Materials document her political career serving in the Nevada State Senate and working as the press secretary for Harry Reid's congressional offices. The collection also includes materials that represent Wiener's work as a communications specialist through her consulting businesses and her nonprofit work. Other materials in this collection document Wiener's personal life including her childhood and family, educational experiences, and her spiritual practice.
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