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Slide of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1959

Date

1958 to 1960

Description

An aerial view of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Postcard of the Combination Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

A picture postcard of the Combination Mine in Goldfield, Nevada.

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Slide of protesters with signs near the Nevada Test Site, 1983

Date

1983

Description

Color image of people involved with the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing. One is carrying a wooden cross.

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UNLV History 117: Nevada History Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00054

Abstract

The UNLV History 117: Nevada History Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides of Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1959. These images were collected by students for University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor Ralph Roske’s class, History 117: Nevada History. The images primarily depict Las Vegas in the 1950s with people posing in front of and inside the El Rancho Vegas and the Last Frontier Village, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Joe E. Lewis, and Paul Newman. Earlier photographs from the 1920s include businesses, such as fireproofing stores, and significant individuals such as Ed W. Clark. Lastly, it contains two photographs of the Boulder City Airport.

Archival Collection

Albert S. Henderson's home in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1860 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)

Description

From the Albert S. Henderson Photograph Collection (PH-00317).

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Sunset on the UNLV campus seen September 5, 2013 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2013-09-05

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05).

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Premier UNLV is held August 29, 2013 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2013-08-29

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05).

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Fall color on campus November 29, 2011 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2011-11-29

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05).

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Late afternoon light on campus February 8, 2012 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2012-02-08

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05).

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Map of metropolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, 1971

Date

1971

Description

At top of map: 'Avis Rent a Car System.' 'Copyright The H.M.Gousha Company... San Jose, Calif.' '8-SS-1044-S.' Scale [ca. 1:43,718]. 1 in. equals approx 0.69 miles. On verso: map of 'Las Vegas [and] Lake Mead Recreational Area, 1971 edition'; map of McCarran International Airport ('1274-S'); and list of Avis Rent A Car locations. H.M. Gousha Co.

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