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Tonopah, Nevada Promotional Film

Identifier

MS-01125

Abstract

The Tonopah, Nevada Promotional Film consists of a ten-minute promotional film of Tonopah, Nevada from approximately 1912 to 1918. The film shows a celebration that took place primarily in front of the Mizpah Hotel as well as shots of Tonopah and surrounding mining operations. The original nitrate film was found in the basement of the Mizpah Hotel when Frank E. Scott, Chairman of the Union Plaza Hotel, bought and renovated the Mizpah in 1980.

Archival Collection

Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00497

Abstract

The Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada is comprised of Clark County housing development brochures gathered by Las Vegas real estate appraiser Robert Lee Farnsworth Sr., dating from approximately 1950 to 1989. The collection includes housing developments located in Boulder City, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Pahrump, Lake Mead, Henderson, Summerlin, and Downtown Las Vegas. Brochures include price lists, appraisals, and descriptions of various housing developments and communities in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Application for teaching position from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to Panaca School District, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1894-07-09

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original application for teaching position, a typed transcription of the same application, and a copy of original application attached.

Text

Photograph of roundhouse, Caliente, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Roundhouse in Caliente, Nevada.

Image

Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 115

Description

115.1 Unidentified house in Las Vegas Nevada, with snow on it, 1929. ; 115.2 Union Gasoline sign in the snow, 1929. Las Vegas, Nevada. ; 115.3 Snow in Las Vegas, 1929. (Courthouse?) ; 115.4 Repairing the streets, 1929. ; 115.5 Las Vegas, Nevada, with snow on the ground, 1929. ; 115.6 Las Vegas, Nevada, with snow on the ground, 1929. ; 115.7 Las Vegas, Nevada, with snow on the ground, 1929.

Photograph of ruins at Goldfield, Nevada, 1973

Date

1973

Description

Printed behind the photograph: "Merry Christmas 1973, Ina and Tom Wilson, Reno." "The Glory that was Goldfield;" ruin in the heart of this Nevada ghost town memorializes the hopes and enthusiasm of 20,000 adventurers.

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Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums

Identifier

MS-00280

Abstract

The Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums dates from 1977 to 1983. It contains materials including budgets, planning proposals, agenda, and minutes related to the Nevada State Museum, including proposals to build a state museum in Southern Nevada. The collection also contains National Register of Historic Places nomination forms for sites throughout Nevada.

Archival Collection

Interior of new Bank of Nevada: photographic print

Date

1958-11-09

Description

Historic Events in Henderson's History. Interior of new Bank of Nevada, Henderson, Nevada. (Opened February 8, 1954.)

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Carratelli Family Collection on Gay Rights in Nevada

Identifier

MS-00536

Abstract

The Carratelli Family Collection on Gay Rights in Nevada (1992-2002) consists of documents and ephemera from various gay rights organizations and events in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to documents, fliers, and meeting minutes, the collection houses a box of t-shirts from various gay events and campaigns. The collection is especially focused on issues of Gay Pride organizing.

Archival Collection

View of Aurora, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Inscription on image reads: "Main Street, Aurora, Nevada. Deserted old Mining Camp. Frashers Fore - Pomona"

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