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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 27th commencement program
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Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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History of the Stratosphere Tower: videos
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Archival Collection
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A series of news, press, and informational videos that follow the history of the Stratosphere Tower and show the buiding's press reveal announcment, ground breaking, construction, construction fire, and grand opening; first video is a KTNV-TV Channel 13 editorial with Jim Behling, V.P./General Manager; the news clips that follow are from multiple stations and feature multiple anchors including Paula Francis and Bill French from KLAS-TV Channel 8; Marianne McClary and Angela Rodriguez from KTNV-TV Channel 13; and Scott Andrus, Sue Tripathi, and Rikki Cheese from KVBC Channel 3; featured interviews from the videos include Robert Broadbent, Director of Aviation in Clark County; Bob Stupak, the owner of the Stratosphere Tower; Raymond Lafaire, a Las Vegas tourist; Jerry Miller, a crew worker; Jerry Smiley from Union Equity Partners; Mike Moody, a business editor; Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones; Nevada Governor Bob Miller; and unidentified construction workers; additional videos include a history of Bob Stupak showcasing his Las Vegas legacy, Vegas World, and Stratosphere Tower; the construction fire at Stratosphere Tower on August 29, 1993; and Stratosphere Tower opening night press footage of Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, Nevada Governor Bob Miller, Bob Stupak, and Phyllis McGuire; b-roll footage of digital renderings, press announcements, ground breaking for construction, various stages of construction, Las Vegas, printed media of Bob Stupak, construction fire, and fireworks from the top of the Stratosphere Tower Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
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Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
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Cork Proctor Photograph Collection
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The Cork Proctor Photograph Collection (1960s-1980s) primarily contains black-and-white photographic reproductions of early Las Vegas, Nevada; the Cal-Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe, Nevada; and various celebrities. The collection also includes black-and-white photographic prints of the Helldorado Parade. Cork Proctor was a comedian who performed throughout Nevada and the United States.
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Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection
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The Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection depicts the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the development of Boulder City, Nevada from 1930 to 1987. The photographs primarily depict construction of the Hoover Dam, but they also depict workers, dormitories, the Colorado River, stores, and Black Canyon.
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Stella Champo Iaconis Collection of Helldorado Photographs
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The Stella Champo Iaconis Collection of Helldorado Photographs (approximately 1934-1940) contains four black-and-white photographic prints of the Helldorado Days celebration held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images depict people celebrating at the Apache Bar in downtown Las Vegas.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Senate Records
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Faculty Senate Records (1957-2001) primarily contain meeting agendas, minutes, correspondence, notices, and additional documents pertaining to the Nevada Southern University Faculty Senate and the UNLV Faculty Senate, as well as associated committees such as the Curriculum Committee, Graduate Program Evaluation Committee, and Status of Women Committee. The collection also includes constitutions, bylaws, handbooks, merit allocation lists, and reports.
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Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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The Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection contains photographs from Nye County, Nevada from 1880 to 1990. The collection includes a wide variety of photographs that document the activities, landmarks, geographical features, towns, ranches, and families of Nye County. The collection covers the areas of Amargosa Valley, Ash Meadows, Beatty, Duckwater, Gabbs, Goldfield, Kawich Mountains, Manhattan, Pahrump, Round Mountain, Rhyolite, Smoky Valley, Springdale, Tecopa, Tonopah, and Twin Springs. The activities documented include mining, prospecting, herding animals, schooling, ranching, building construction, railroad construction, and hunting and fishing.
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Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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The Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection contains black-and-white and color photographic slides of neon signs from cities and towns in Nevada dating from 1913 to 1989. The collection includes slides from Las Vegas, Reno, Boulder City, Laughlin, Henderson, Lovelock, Winnemucca, Elko, Wells, McGill, Ely, Eureka, Austin, Hawthorne, and Carson City. The collection also includes slides from the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) that depict the "sign graveyard" in Las Vegas, Nevada of broken and retired neon signs.
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Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
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The Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection (1870-1925) consists of thirty black-and-white photographic prints, ten postcards, and fourteen photographic negatives showing Irma McGonagill and her family in Tonopah, Nevada during the mining boom. The images depict the town of Tonopah, mines around the Tonopah area, homes in Tonopah, and the McGonagill family.
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