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Map of the state of Nevada to accompany the annual report of the Commr. Genl. Land Office, October 2, 1866
Date
1866-10-02
Description
'Department of the Interior, General Land Office, October 2nd, 1886, [signed] Jos. S. Wilson, Commissioner.' 'The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 71 Broadway, N.Y.' Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored. Shows silver, gold, and copper mines. Scale [1:1,140,480]. 18 miles to an in. (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°)
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Reproduction of an original image from early 1900s of Lois Kellogg posed in a regal outfit: photographic print, approximately 1950 to 1990
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00255
Collection Name: Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05
Collection Name: Denny Lynch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05
Archival Component
Postcard showing view from Mount Whitney Highway across Owens Valley, Lone Pine, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1920 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Mount Whitney Highway across Owens Valley in Lone Pine, California. Transcribed upon the bottom of the image: "View from new Mt. Whitney Highway across Owens Valley, Alabama Hills, oldest formations in U.S. middle distance, Lone Pine, California."
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Map showing location of the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad from Las Vegas to Bullfrog, Nevada, 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
'Office of Chief Engineer' printed on map above date.
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Topographic map of Frenchman Flat quadrangle, Nevada, 1960
Date
1960
Description
'Mapped, edited, and published by the Geological Survery in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission. Control by USGS, USC&GS, USCE, and Atomic Energy Commission. Topography from aerial photographs by photogrammetric methods. Aerial photographs taken 1959. Field check 1960.' Scale 1:24,000 polyconic projection (W 116°00'00"--W 115°52'30"/N 36°52'30"--N 36°45'00"). Series: 7.5 minute series (topographic). Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Filing title: Frenchman Flat, Nev. Contour interval 20 feet. opography rom . Includes quadrangle location map. Interior--Geological SurveyFor sale by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Map of the Bullfrog Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, circa 1905
Date
1901 to 1909
Description
'Compiled by Geo. E. Sherer and W.B. Milliken, miners and surveyors, Bull Frog, Nye Co., Nevada.' 'Photo. Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F.' Scale [ca. 1:16,800. 1 inch to approximately 1,400 feet]. Blueline print.
Image
Film transparency of Helen Bunker, Mary Syphus, Florence Bishop, Zella Peterson, and Wanda Ball, presumably in Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of five young women posing for a photo, most likely in Las Vegas, Nevada. The women standing in the top row are Helen Bunker and Mary Syphus, per the handwritten description on the image. The women in the bottom row include Florence Bishop, Zella Peterson, and Wanda Ball. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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Men of the Rochester-Goldfield Mining Company sit in horse-drawn wagons. Rinker is seated in first wagon: photographic print, approximately 1900-1910
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 05
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 05
Archival Component
Haller, Mark H. Bootleggers as Businessmen: From City Slums to City Builders, Law, Alcohol, and Order: perspectives on national prohibition, approximately 1900 to 1999
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 19
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 19
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Butterfield, Roger. Harold's Club: Country's biggest gambling joint run by Smith family of Reno, Life 19(16), approximately 1900 to 1999
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 10
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 10
Archival Component