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UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada

Identifier

PH-00389

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada (2015-2018) are comprised of digital images captured as part of the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. The photographs include members of the Southern Nevada Jewish community, synagogues Temple Beth Sholom (current and original site), Congregation Ner Tamid (including aerials), Chabad of Las Vegas, Temple Sinai, and Midbar Kodesh Temple. There are also photographs of The Desert Torah Academy's Robert Cohen Educational Campus, the future site of Chabad of Green Valley, the Holocaust Resource Center, Manpower Las Vegas’s 50th anniversary celebration, and the House of Straus.

Archival Collection

Tectonic map of Clark County, Nevada, 1965

Date

1965

Description

'Nevada Bureau of Mines. Bulletin 62, plate 5.' 'Prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey.' Shows types of rocks as well as faults. Scale [ca. 1:760,320. 1 in. to approx. 12 miles] (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 35°). Bulletin (Nevada Bureau of Mines)
62.

Image

Unidentified mill area: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)

Description

Unidentified mine or mill-Goldfield area-early 1900s.

Image

Postcard of scenes of Goldfield, Nevada and Gold Hill, Nevada, circa 1910s

Date

1910 to 1919

Description

A picture postcards with photographs of Goldfield, Nevada, Gold Hill, Nevada, George Wingfield in 1906, a 20-mule team, miners eating bacon around a campfire, and a gambling hall where men are playing roulette, faro and craps.

Image

The Trocadero club in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Trocadero, most famous Reno supper club, is one of the highlights of your visit to Western Nevada. Excellent food and superb cocktails at the Trocadero, Hotel El Cortez, Reno.

Image

Interior view of a hotel room at the Bellagio located in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1995 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 2005 (year uncertain; year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). A guestroom in the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Nevada State Board of Education Teacher and Student Exams

Identifier

MS-00036

Abstract

The Nevada State Board of Education Teacher and Student Exams (1894, 1927-1931) consists of a 1894 testing booklet from the Nevada State Board of Education containing questions to test the knowledge of teachers. The test includes subjects such as physiology, reading, orthography, geography, and United States history. The collection also contains Nevada Elementary Examination sheets from 1927 to 1931, intended to test students on a variety of subjects including arithmetic, spelling, civics, penmanship, reading and grammar, and United States history.

Archival Collection

People gambling in Las Vegas, Nevada, undated

Level of Description

File

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: Box 02

Archival Component

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Architecture, Construction Management and Planning 33rd commencement program

Date

1996-05-11

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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