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Nighttime view of the Reno Arch in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367). View of Virginia Street and the Reno Arch in Reno, Nevada. The postcard is addressed to a Miss Martha Boya.

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Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1960-1979

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1960 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict properties owned by Howard Hughes after he moved to Las Vegas in 1966, including the Desert Inn, the Silver Slipper, the Landmark Hotel, the Sands Hotel, and the Frontier Hotel. The photographs also include the Spring Mountain Ranch that Hughes purchased for his wife Jean Peters and aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of John Perkins, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, 1926

Date

1926

Description

John Perkins posing at Pueblo Grande de Nevada, also known as the "Lost City," near Overton, Nevada.

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Nevada Test Site, image 003: photographic print

Date

1970-10-08

Description

Nevada Test Site (Miscellaneous). 1928 Buick. Typewritten on photo sleeve: "In 1928, this Buick was an elegant automobile." [Caption in N[evada] T[est] S[ite] News January 24, 1964 p.5]]

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Geologic map of the Buckboard Mesa quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada, 1966

Date

1966

Description

58 x 46 cm., on sheet 87 x 91 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. "Contour interval 20 feet." "Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission." "Geology mapped in 1962-63." Includes text, 2 col. cross sections, and 2 index maps. Original publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Series: Geologic quadrangle map GQ, Scale: 1:24 000.

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Photograph of stone cabin, Goodsprings, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

A stone cabin in Goodsprings, Nevada.

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Postcard of the Pyramid, Pyramid Lake, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

The Pyramid at Pyramid Lake, Nevada.

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Photograph of a building in Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Building in Virginia City, Nevada.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas law school planning: schedule, committee notes, correspondence, and reports

Date

1968 to 1973

Description

Folder includes Citizens Ad Hoc Law School Committee notes by Janice S. Gould, "Final Report on Law Program (1967-68)", and correspondence and memos related to legal education at Nevada Southern University (later UNLV). From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law Records (UA-00048).

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Corral and buildings located on the Turner Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1908

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley)

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