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The Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Guests arriving at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of U. S. Senator Ernest S. Brownwith and Paul Drury (Nevada International) at a Kiwanis event in Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1954

Date

1952 to 1956

Archival Collection

Description

U.S. Senator Ernest S. Brownwith and Paul Drury (Nevada International) in Las Vegas, Nevada at a Kiwanis event circa 1954. The photo is signed by both men, "To my loyal friends, Harold and Geraldine Stocker; Sincerely, Ernest S. Brown U.S. Senator" and "Best regards, Paul O. Drury."

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Transmission lines connect power produced at Crescent Dunes Solar to the Nevada grid, near Tonopah, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2014-06-24

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's note: "Transmission lines connect power produced at Crescent Dunes Solar to the Nevada grid, Crescent Dunes Solar, near Tonopah, Nevada, USA."
Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; off-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering 33rd commencement program

Date

1996-05-11

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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Postcard of Eureka, Nevada, circa July 1913

Date

1913-06

Archival Collection

Description

A view of Eureka, Nevada sent in July 1913. The postcard was addressed to Mrs. Helen J. Stewart, Las Vegas, Nevada, Clark County and read: "July 17, 1913, Dear Mrs. Stewart, Some time since you saw this ? does it look natural to you? Am having a lovely visit, it is so nice and cool here. Lovingly, Anna B."

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Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California: drawing

Date

1970

Description

From the UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection on Book Illustrations (PH-00170) -- Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Handwritten on verso: "Jackson, Donald, and Mary Lee Spence, editors. Expeditions of John Charles Fremont. Vol. 1, Urbana, Chicago, and London: University of Chicago Press, 1970. p. 636." [MLA8 citation format] "Pass in the Sierra Nevada of California".

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The Frontier Club in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Promotional postcard on the frontier Club, Las Vegas, Nevada

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Theses, Dissertations, and Honors Papers

Identifier

UA-00082

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Theses, Dissertations, and Honors Papers (approximately 1967-2024) contain the physical copies of the theses, dissertations, and honors papers filed by students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1967 to 2024. There are approximately 5,756 titles that originate from a wide variety of departments across the UNLV campus, including (but not limited to): history, criminal justice, fine arts, engineering, and the sciences. Electronic theses and dissertations (2017-2020) were transferred to UNLV University Archives for preservation purposes and are not accessible through Special Collections. Specific instructions for viewing those items can be found in the inventory.

Archival Collection

Slide of protest signs near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of signs reading "Lord God must this vessel be broken." The signs were placed in the desert by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing.

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Photograph of Bottle House, Tonopah, Nevada, 1902

Date

1902

Description

Bottle House in Tonopah, Nevada, built by Wm. F. Peck in 1902. Pictured are, left to right: Wesley Peck (3 years old), and Mary Peck (7 years old).

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