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Silver Spur Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1970 (year approximate) to 1989 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Silver Spur in Reno, Nevada circa 1970s-1980s. Also visible are the Horseshoe Club, The Nugget, the Ground Cow restaurant, and The Primadonna.

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Photograph of Pete Fabbe, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Fabbe in Tonopah, Nevada.

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Letter and envelope split in half from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada

Date

1892-08-14

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, the original envelope split in half and the stamp removed, and a copy of the original letter.

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Dennis McBride Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Organizations

Identifier

MS-01114

Abstract

The Dennis McBride Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Organizations (approximately 1984-2008) contains photographs, magazines, and documents relating to various LGBTQ organizations and events in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photographs of prominent community members, including Strutt Hurley, William "Bill" Schafer, Rob Schlegel, and Dennis McBride attending events such as National Coming Out Day and pageants organized by the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI). Also included in the collection are magazines, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to various issues such as Nevada's "Question 2", a ballot measure that prevented same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Nevada; offical reports on the AIDS epidemic; and student organizations like Students for an Equal America (SEA) and Human Understanding Despite Differences Lifts Everyone (HUDDLE). This collection also contains digital scans of some of the photographs in the collection.

Archival Collection

Postcard of pack mules, Belleville, Nevada, 1880s

Date

1880 to 1889

Description

Mule skinners (drivers) and pack mules assembled before a huge rick of cordwood at wood camp near Belleville, Nevada in 1880s. Wood provided fuel for ore mill. In the background, there are many tree stumps.

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Slide of Pahranagat Lake, Nevada, circa 1960s - 1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

View of Pahranagat Lake in Nevada.

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Slide of Valley of Fire, Nevada, circa 1960s - 1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Ruins at the Valley of Fire in Nevada.

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Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 104

Description

104.1 The new M.E. Church. ; 104.2 Tunnel on the Columbia River highway. ; 104.3 Peggy in Carlin, Nevada 1926. ; 104.4 Martha Morrison in her graduation gown. ; 104.5 Carlin schools. ; 104.6 Jazz Morrison.

The Bank of Nevada on West Sahara Avenue looking south down Paseo Del Prado, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-31

Description

The Bank of Nevada building at 2700 West Sahara Avenue as seen from the Paseo Del Prado side. Landscaping for the building has retained the large grass use where others in the neighborhood have switched to desert landscaping.

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Letter from John M. Bunker, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1892-01-12

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter and a typed transcription of the same letter.

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