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Unidentified individuals in front of the Pahrump Store in Nevada: photographic print

Date

1920

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.G. Brown Family (Tecopa-Pahrump). Believed to be the old Pahrump Store. Until a window was constructed to the left of the double doors, a post office was housed there, on the left side of the building’s interior. Individuals pictured are unidentified. Woman may be Clara Lee, daughter of Phi Lee.

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One of the side canyons in the Twin River area, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1949

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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Remains of the Combination Mill located east of Belmont, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1950 to 1953

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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Photograph of a Circus Circus bus, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Two people stand outside a Circus Circus bus, which was used for transporting guests on the Circus Circus hotel-casino property in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Canyon wall above Nevada valve house: photographic print

Date

1950 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1955 (year uncertain; year approximate)

Description

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Canyon wall above Nevada valve house at Hoover Dam circa 1950-55?

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The Bliss Dance at The Park, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Dubbed "the Bliss Dance," artist Marco Cochrane's 40-foot tall dancing woman was inspired by his first experience at Burning Man, the annual arts and culture event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. The artwork is a centerpiece of MGM Resorts International's area between its New York New York and Monte Carlo hotel and casinos dubbed "The Park." The area also serves as an entrance to MGM Resorts T-Mobile arena.

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The Bliss Dance at The Park, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Dubbed "the Bliss Dance," artist Marco Cochrane's 40-foot tall dancing woman was inspired by his first experience at Burning Man, the annual arts and culture event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. The artwork is a centerpiece of MGM Resorts International's area between its New York New York and Monte Carlo hotel and casinos dubbed "The Park." The area also serves as an entrance to MGM Resorts T-Mobile arena.

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Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-01130

Abstract

The Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada (1988-2023) contains digitized broadcast commercial television shows about various topics related to Las Vegas, Nevada that were recorded by Scott Rayer as his way of "airchecking" television content he enjoyed about Las Vegas, Nevada. The television programs represent a broad range of genres including entertainment, news, documentary, and talk shows on local and national television networks.

Archival Collection

Early Las Vegas, Nevada, 1876-1964

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Kiel (Taylor) Ranch (one of the earliest non-indigenous settlements in the Las Vegas Valley), Gilcrease Ranch, and events and locations in Clark County from 1876 to 1964. The materials include photographs of Fremont Street and other Las Vegas landmarks, schools in Las Vegas, the Mormon Fort (the oldest non-indigenous settlement in the Las Vegas Valley), banks, parades, downtown Las Vegas, and the Helldorado Days parade.

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Lake Mead, Nevada photographs, 1930-1959

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives that depict Lake Mead from 1930 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict people engaged in recreational activities on or around Lake Mead, including fishing, swimming, and boating. The photographs also depict some of the canyons that Lake Mead touches, including the Grand Canyon, Iceberg Canyon, Black Canyon, Boulder Canyon, and Quartermaster Canyon. Also included in the photographs is the lookout point near the shores of Lake Mead where the dedication plaque for Dr. Elwood Mead, the lake's namesake and former head of the Bureau of Reclamation, is installed.

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component