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Home Means Nevada: Folklife in the Silver State oral history interviews
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The interviews in this original radio series were produced by the Folk Arts Program of the Nevada Arts Council (then Nevada State Council on the Arts) in 1986, in partnership with KUNR (Reno), KNPR (Las Vegas) and KOLO (Reno), and with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Nevada. Scripting, editing, photography, and production were by folklorist Blanton Owen. Narration was by Deb Spring, KOLO Radio (Reno). The series consists of thirteen short segments documenting aspects of the traditional life and crafts of Nevada residents. A supplemental printed program provides additional information about each interviewee.
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Scenic view near Nelson, Nevada: photographic print
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Entire population of Tonopah, Nevada in 1902: photographic print
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Photograph of area around Boulder City, Nevada, 1964
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Irving Crowell as a child in Candelaria, Nevada: photographic print
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.D. Crowell Family. The women in the photo are unidentified.
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Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada
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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.
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Nevada Southern University master plan: architectural drawings, image 001
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Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 084
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"Nevada's First African American Wellness Conference Report"
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From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Photograph of Barbara Raben, Henderson, Nevada, November 01, 2016
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Longtime Southern Nevada resident Barbara Raben poses in her Henderson home. Raben has been involved with the Hadassah Southern Nevada Chapter and the Jewish Family Service Agency.
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