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Old ranch house on the Carver ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). The water tank, which was filled by artesian water flow using a hydraulic ram, is on the right side.

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Unloading the pack horses, Wardenot pasture, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1949

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). Gerald Miller Carver and Gary Carver is partially visible (identified from left to right).

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Photographic slide of Tule Springs, Nevada, September 28, 1962

Date

1962-09-28

Description

Written on the slide: "Site #5. Tule Springs area, Nevada."

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W. I. Booth and A. Allen Photograph Album of Goldfield, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00355

Abstract

The W. I. Booth and A. Allen Photograph Album of Goldfield, Nevada (approx. 1900-1910) contains forty-five black-and-white photographs taken by photographers W. I. Booth and A. Allen. The images depict the Goldfield, Nevada townsite; mines, miners, camps, and equipment; horses pulling freight and carriages across the desert; and topographical features of Goldfield and outlying areas. The photographs document the mining boom in the Goldfield area during the early 20th century.

Archival Collection

Nevada CURE files, approximately 1998 to 2009

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Records in this series are comprised of administrative and research files documenting the formation of Nevada CURE as an organization and the creation of the Spartacus Project Report from approximately 1998 to 2001. Materials include correspondence between Mercedes Maharis and various individuals, such as attorneys in Nevada representing inmates on legal cases, as well as organizations, such as the Nevada Department of Prisons. Records in this series also includes copies of inmate medical records and copies of the Spartacus Project Report. This series also includes copies of the Las Vegas Tribune which contain specific articles about issues related to the Nevada prison system.

Archival Collection

Nevada CURE Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00799
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of businesses in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905-1915

Date

1905 to 1915

Description

Panoramic view of saloons in Block 16, Las Vegas, Nevada. L-R: The Gem (J.W. Horden, proprietor), the Arizona Club, the Red Onion Saloon, the Arcade, and the Nevada Club (J.H. Douglas, proprietor).

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Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada

Identifier

MS-00887

Abstract

The Andrew Russell Papers on Japanese Americans in Nevada (approximately 1987-1995) consists of oral histories collected by Andrew Russell while researching his master's thesis, "Friends, neighbors, foes, and invaders: conflicting images and experiences of Japanese Americans in wartime Nevada" while at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The interviews are audiocassettes and must be reformatted before use. Some interviews have accompanying biographical information or draft transcripts.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Bank of Nevada Board of Directors, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1951

Date

1951

Description

Bank of Nevada Board of Directors meeting. Standing left to right are: Frank Howe, Oscar Keller, Major M. Sweeney, and Spencer Butterfield. Seated left to right are: Joe McBeath, Otto Underhill, and Elmer Mikkelsen.

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Staley Family Photograph Collection on Beatty, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00415

Abstract

The Staley Family Photograph Collection on Beatty, Nevada is comprised of photographs of Beatty, Nevada from approximately 1938 to 1944. Photographs depict the Staley family, their family home, and the family-run El Portal Motel in Beatty.

Archival Collection

Slide of protester sowing a desert plant near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of an activist from from the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing, next to a desert plant.

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