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The Holiday Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)
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Gamblers in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- People playing craps in a Las Vegas casino. Postcard reads, "Come on 'six'".
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Photograph of construction crews in Boulder Canyon, Nevada, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Construction crews in Boulder Canyon near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.
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Photograph of an outhouse and tents, Henderson, Nevada, circa 1941
Date
1941 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Backhouse and tent buildings, probably at Basic Magnesium site, Henderson, Nevada
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Photograph of Vassili Sulich posing in the desert in Nevada, 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Vassili Sulich standng by a tree in the desert in an unknown location in southern Nevada.
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Postcard with photograph of Joshua trees, Nevada, 1940-1950
Date
1940 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A color picture of Joshua trees in the Nevada desert alongside a dirt road.
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Photograph of a woman at the Nevada Cafe, Tonopah (Nev.), 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified woman standing in the front of the Nevada Cafe in Tonopah (Nev.), 1956
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Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada
Identifier
PH-00254
Abstract
The Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada (approximately 1940-1988) depicts life and growth in Southern Nevada. The collection documents the growth of Henderson, Nevada through images of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, housing throughout the area, and events. The documentation of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, its activites, personnel, and buildings from 1942 through 1944 is prominent in this collection.
Archival Collection
Topographic map of the Las Vegas Valley area, 1959
Date
1959
Description
Scale 1:250,000 ; Transverse Mercator proj. (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 36°) ; 1 map : col. ; 45 x 72 cm ; Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 200 feet ; Margin title ; "Compiled in 1955 by photogrammetric methods by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and from Nevada 1:48,000 and 1:62,500, USGS, 1952-54, and Nevada 1:50,000, CE, 1952. Planimetric detail revised by photo-planimetric methods. Horizontal and vertical control by USGS, USC& GS, and CE. Photography field annotated 1954. Road data 1954." ; Shows townships and ranges ; Gives 1955 declination from true north ; Includes location diagram, reliability diagram, and sectionalized township map ; Filing title: Las Vegas, Nevada; Arizona; California ; Interior--Geological Survey
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