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Photograph of businesses on Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1939

Date

1939

Archival Collection

Description

Automobiles parked on the Nevada Highway in front of businesses in downtown Boulder City. Exteriors of Texaco Service Station, Boulder City Drug, Manix Department Store, Reservation Grill are seen.

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Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00069

Abstract

The Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection depicts the statewide women’s conference held in June 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include keynote speaker Gloria Steinem, event organizers, workshops, volunteers, and musical performances.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection

Identifier

MS-00251

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Collection documents the social and political activities of Las Vegas, Nevada's LGBTQ community from 1955 to 2020. The collection includes hundreds of newspaper articles about LGBTQ issues, ranging from AIDS to Nevada legislation. The collection also documents the presence of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas, including material from gay bars, nightclubs, social clubs, advocacy and political organizations, entertainers, and student groups. Previously known as the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection.

Archival Collection

Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00033

Abstract

The Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection contains photographs of Nevada from 1873 to 1951. The photographs primarily depict the towns of Pioche, Candelaria, and Tonopah in the early-twentieth century. The photographs also depict Nevada Governor Emmett D. Boyle and U.S. Senators William M. Stewart and Key Pittman. The collection contains two images related to the Women's Suffrage movement, including Governor Boyle signing a resolution in favor of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Anne Martin's campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1918. Lastly, the photographs also depict mining operations in Bullionville and Candelaria.

Archival Collection

Epilogue: Nevada Southern University Yearbook, 1961

Date

1961

Description

Yearbook main highlights: schools and departments; detailed lists with names and headshots of faculty, administration and students; variety of photos from activities, festivals, campus life, and buildings; campus organizations such as sororities, fraternities and councils; beauty contest winners; college sports and featured athletes; and printed advertisements of local businesses; Institution name: Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, NV

Mixed Content

Postcard of Rhyolite, Nevada, 1909

Date

1909

Description

Rhyolite, Nevada.

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Winter on the Nevada Test Site: photographic print

Date

1945-19-82

Description

Winter on the Nevada Test site. Photo was taken from the mesas in the northwest region.

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Map of Clark's Las Vegas Townsite, Lincoln County, Nevada, May 10, 1905

Date

1905-05-10

Description

Scale: 1" = 100'. 1 map ; 28 x 22 cm. Verso of map is an announcement of the auction to be held May 15, 1905, for lots in the Las Vegas townsite. Pricing and lot information is included, as well as specials for railway tickets to Las Vegas from Los Angeles and Salt Like City. Las Vegas Land and Water Company

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Nevada Club flag mount wall sign, Eureka, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

Exterior view of the Nevada Club in Eureka, NV during the day.


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Aid for AIDS of Nevada Black and White Party flyer

Date

2009-08-22

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Black and White Party file.

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