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Film transparency of Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1910-1920s

Date

1910 to 1929

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of a building presumably located in Rhyolite, Nevada. Rhyolite is in Nye County and along the eastern edge of Death Valley.

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Agnes Lynch Photograph Collection on Pahrump, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00218

Abstract

The Agnes Lynch Photograph Collection on Pahrump, Nevada contains black-and-white and color photographic prints of people and landscapes in and around Pahrump, Nevada from approximately 1979 to 1989. The collection includes images of political rallies held by candidates for Nye County Commissioner, Pahrump Valley High School graduating classes, and Nevada Governor Robert List. Also included are images of the Valley View Plaza, roads surrounding Pahrump, and the Nye County Complex, which housed the fire and sheriff's departments, ambulance services, and the public library.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Housing and Residential Life Records

Identifier

UA-00105

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Housing and Residential Life Records (1959-2020) is comprised of photographs and records from the Office of Housing and Residential Life (HRL) for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs, negatives, videos, and scrapbooks documenting various residential life events sponsored by the Residence Hall Association (RHA). Also included are informational booklets on housing and residential life at UNLV and issues of Living UNLV, the newsletter for UNLV residents. Residential life leadership and orientation training materials for HRL staff members are also represented in the collection.

Archival Collection

John Janney Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00135

Abstract

The John Janney Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada contains photographs of mining operations and townspeople in Pioche, Nevada from 1908 to 1934. The photographs are primarily panoramic views of the town, mines, and landscape around Pioche, where Janney was president of Pioche Mines Consolidated until his death in 1967. The photographs also depict the baseball field in Pioche, a train crossing the desert in Lincoln County, and the Lee Family.

Archival Collection

Slide of Primadonna Club, Reno, Nevada, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

The night view of the Primadonna Club, now Hilton's Virginia Street Casino, originally located on North Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada. Opened from 1964 to 1978, the Primadonna Club was marked by five, twenty-feet tall female sculptures which were located only feet away from the well known Reno Arch. Site Name: Primadonna Club (Reno, Nev.)

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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1968

Date

1968

Description

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus featuring the Student Union, Tonopah Hall, Social Sciences buildings, and library.

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Photograph of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

Aerial view of track and Physical Education buildings at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus. Image is looking southwest.

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Photograph of commencement for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1978

Date

1978

Description

Judge John Mowbray (left) and Dr. Brock Dixon (right) at a commencement ceremony at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Postcard of Mark Twain's cabin in Aurora, Nevada, 1915

Date

1915

Description

A picture postcard showing the exterior of Mark Twain's cabin in the mining town of Aurora, Nevada. The cabin and ground are covered with snow.

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Photograph of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 1972

Date

1972-09

Description

The Flora Dungan Humanities Building (left) and Moyer Student Union Building (right) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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