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Nevada State Business Center on West Sahara Avenue at Rye Street, looking northwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-06

Description

Traffic flows in front of the Nevada State Business Center building on the northwest corner of West Sahara Avenue at Rye Street.

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Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00410

Abstract

The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Photograph Collection contains mainly candid photographs of events and individuals affiliated with the Las Vegas-based Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada (GLCCSN) dating from 1993 to 2000. Photographs depict events honoring prominent members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer community; meetings at GLCCSN; and candidate nights for members of the community running for public office. The collection also includes a number of photographs of the Freedom to Marry celebration at the GLCCSN and the Gay Pride Las Vegas festival from 1998 to 1999.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Anniversaries Event Records

Identifier

UA-00097

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Anniversaries Event Records (1982 to 2008) are comprised of memorabilia, event planning files, promotional material, and publications that celebrate the university's 25th anniversary in 1982; the 40th anniversary in 1997; and the 50th anniversary in 2007.

Archival Collection

Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada Records

Identifier

MS-00741

Abstract

The Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada records (1965, 1972, 1999-2016) mainly consist of organizational records created by the board of directors and officers of the group, stories about the experiences of local Holocaust survivors, and ephemera related to the Holocaust Survivors Group and the local Jewish community. Organization records include meeting minutes, correspondence, by-laws, and a list of officers. Materials also include a video recording of a 2006 Yom Hashoah memorial service to remember the Holocaust at Temple Beth Sholom and the Spring 2016 issue of PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators.

Archival Collection

Color view of the Nevada Power Company Building.

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Arrangement note: Series V. Glass slidesSite name: Nevada Power Company (building) (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Slide of Main Street, Ely, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

An image of Main Street in Ely, Nevada. A crowd of people and automobiles cluster together on the street in front of various buildings.

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Slide of the Penguin Restaurant, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the front exterior and neon sign for the blue and white Penguin Restaurant, located in Carson City, Nevada.

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Map of Searchlight mining district, Clark County, Nevada, circa 1905

Date

1901 to 1909

Description

At bottom right of map: 'C.D. Baker, A.R. Thompson.' Title in lower right corner: 'Map of Searchlight mining district: mineral patents, water rights.' Logo of Nevada Engineering Construction Service, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev. in lower right corner. Blueline print. Shows mineral patents and water rights. Nevada Engineering & Construction Service, Inc.

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Exterior view of the State Building in Reno, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Photo credit: Nevada Historical Society.

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Photograph of flood damage in Stine, Nevada, 1905

Date

1905

Description

Flooding in Stine, Nevada, 1905. View of damage to the railroad tracks.

Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: 'Dad's B&B outfit in background'

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