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Map of desert area in southern Nevada and southeastern California, circa 1955

Date

1953 to 1957

Description

Covers the desert area in the Owens Valley, Death Valley, Las Vegas and Lake Mead region; bordered by Bishop and Inyokern, California, and Pioche and Lake Mead, Nevada. 'Cartography by W.T. Taylor, W.A. Neely. Color separation by H.P. Pflum; Relief by F.M. Burke; Typography by W.R. Williams. Field mapping by H.A. Cline, G.L. Boyd, K.R. Reed., W.A. Neely, R.P. Conklin.' 'Copyright by Automobile Club of Southern California.' Scale 1:483,537. 1 in. to approx. 8 miles (W 120°--W 114°/N 39°--N 33°). 'Map number 2217.'.

Text

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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Southern Nevada Water Authority: Recommendations from the Southern Nevada Water Authority Youth Advisory Council to the Southern Nevada Water Authority Board of Directors, 2000 January 20

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00648
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 11

Archival Component

Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-14

Description

Cypress Mesa Drive meanders towards its end in the canyon in the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.

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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)

Image

View of the Carver Ranch and Carver's Station, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1956

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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Slide of protesters and an altar at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, circa 1990

Date

1988 to 1991

Description

Color image of protesters with the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing, gathered together at a makeshift altar in the Nevada desert.

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Photograph of Southern Nevada Historical Society, April 1973

Date

1973-04

Description

Typed description provided on the back of the image: "Southern Nevada Historical Society members. April, 1973. Left to right: James Ashbaugh, Celesta Lowe, Gwendolyn Wooley, Dr. Ralph Roske."

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DOE (U.S Department of Energy) 1998. Accelerating Cleanup Paths to Closure, Nevada Operations Office. Las Vegas, Nevada: U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, 1998

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 36

Archival Component

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

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

A stone cabin in Goodsprings, Nevada.

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