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Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00225

Abstract

The Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection contains black-and-white and color photographic slides of neon signs from cities and towns in Nevada dating from 1913 to 1989. The collection includes slides from Las Vegas, Reno, Boulder City, Laughlin, Henderson, Lovelock, Winnemucca, Elko, Wells, McGill, Ely, Eureka, Austin, Hawthorne, and Carson City. The collection also includes slides from the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) that depict the "sign graveyard" in Las Vegas, Nevada of broken and retired neon signs.

Archival Collection

Nevada Biltmore Hotel Collection

Identifier

MS-00479

Abstract

The collection dates from 1942 to 1986 and contains a scrapbook and other materials related to the Nevada Biltmore built by Robert Brooks in Las Vegas, Nevada. The scrapbook includes photographs of the resort and newspaper clippings. It also contains some materials from the Seven Seas restaurant owned by Brooks in Hollywood, California. The collection includes newspaper clippings related to Las Vegas gaming and politics, some photographs of Bob Brooks and his wife Jewel at social events in Las Vegas, and a Biltmore menu and stationary.

Archival Collection

Nevada Division of State Parks Records

Identifier

MS-00136

Abstract

The Nevada Division of State Parks Records consist of materials produced or collected between 1863 and 1978 by the Nevada Division of State Parks. The collection includes materials recovered at Spring Mountain Ranch belonging to the Kiel, George, and Wilson families. The majority of the collection consists of administrative records and correspondence from the Nevada Division of State Parks. It also contains a photograph album of images taken during excavation efforts at the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Bank of Nevada, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Exterior of Bank of Nevada, located on Arizona Street in downtown Boulder City, Nevada

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Photograph of the First Girls' State of Nevada, Nevada, 1946-1947

Date

1946 to 1947

Description

Handwritten inscription transcribed from behind the photograph, "First Girls' State of Nevada which I started with Mel Tepson."

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Miss Nevada U. S. A. Pageant Programs

Identifier

MS-00256

Abstract

The Miss Nevada U.S.A. Pageant Programs contain souvenir programs from the Miss Nevada U.S.A. Pageants held at the Holiday Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1981 to 1985. These programs showcase the pageant contestants and feature advertisements from event sponsors. The collection also contains one souvenir program from the Miss Nevada Teen U.S.A. Pageant held in 1985.

Archival Collection

Nevada Hatch, Nevada, approximately 1900-1939

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00062
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 5

Archival Component

Aid for AIDS of Nevada "the art experience" pamphlet

Date

2008-10-11

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

Text

Slide of Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, December 1, 1931

Date

1931-12-01

Description

Black and white image of the Nevada Highway in Boulder City. The Six Companies, Inc. clubhouse, commissary and executives lodge are visible.

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