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Photograph of Nevada's Lost City, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

A black and white photograph of an unidentified person sitting in the "Lost City" Pueblo Grande de Nevada, which is located near Overton, Nevada.

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Slide of protesters at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, March 8, 1991

Date

1991-03-08

Description

Color image of protesters with a large wooden cross at an anti-nuclear testing demonstration organized by Lenten Desert Experience (also called Nevada Desert Experience) in the Nevada desert.

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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00394

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (2016-2020) are comprised of digital photographs captured as part of the Special Collections and Archives Building Las Vegas project. Digital photographs shot in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, include color images of street scenes, neighborhoods, developments, land use, housing, flood control, parks, traffic patterns, and parts of the tourism corridor including casinos and hotels.

Archival Collection

Maps of flood-prone areas in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1973

Date

1973

Description

'Prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration. 1973.' Sheet 1: Las Vegas NE, Nev.; Sheet 2: Las Vegas SE, Nev.; Sheet 3:Las Vegas SW, Nev.; Sheet 4: Las Vegas NW, Nev. Published by Geological Survey (U.S.). Scale 1:24,000. [1 in. to approx. 2,000 ft.]. Relief shown by contours. Flood information overprinted on U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles: [sheet 1] Las Vegas NE quadrangle, [sheet 2] Las Vegas SE quadrangle, [sheet 3] Las Vegas SW quadrangle, [sheet 4] Las Vegas NW quadrangle, 1967. Shows areas subject to flooding by a flood that has 1 in 100 chance on the average of occurring in any one year. "Flood boundaries were estimated from: regional stage-frequency relations." Includes notes.

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Photograph of Robert Bersi, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

University of Nevada System Chancellor Robert M. Bersi.

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Slide of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1959

Date

1958 to 1960

Description

An aerial view of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Postcard of the Combination Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

A picture postcard of the Combination Mine in Goldfield, Nevada.

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Horses at the Resting Spring Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1910 (year approximate) to 1950 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.G. Brown Family (Tecopa-Pahrump)

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Home Means Nevada: Folklife in the Silver State oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00070

Abstract

The interviews in this original radio series were produced by the Folk Arts Program of the Nevada Arts Council (then Nevada State Council on the Arts) in 1986, in partnership with KUNR (Reno), KNPR (Las Vegas) and KOLO (Reno), and with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Nevada. Scripting, editing, photography, and production were by folklorist Blanton Owen. Narration was by Deb Spring, KOLO Radio (Reno). The series consists of thirteen short segments documenting aspects of the traditional life and crafts of Nevada residents. A supplemental printed program provides additional information about each interviewee.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Nevada Southern University, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1975

Description

The Laboratory and Faculty trailers at Nevada Southern University.

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