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Annette Lyon Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Ashtrays

Identifier

MS-00314

Abstract

The Annette Lyon Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Ashtrays dates from 1965 to 1990. The collection primarily contains various glass ashtrays from Las Vegas, Nevada hotels and casinos. The collection also contains pens from various Las Vegas hotels and casinos.

Archival Collection

Eureka, Austin, and Hawthorne, Nevada, 1986

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs in the towns of Eureka, Austin, and Hawthorne in central Nevada from 1980 to 1989.

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1894-11-08

Archival Collection

Description

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

Text

Slide of Deser-est Motel, Ely, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for Deser-est Motel, located in Ely, Nevada.

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Slide of the Deser-est Motel, Ely, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of neon signs for the Deser-est Motel, located in Ely, Nevada.

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Slide of Park Vue Motel, Ely, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for the Park Vue Motel located in Ely, Nevada.

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World AIDS day Nevada AIDS vigil flyer

Date

1995-11-30 to 1995-12-03

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Names Project [AIDS quilt] file.

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Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc.

Identifier

PH-00230

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc. contains photographs of the construction of Basic Magnesium Inc.'s plants and buildings from 1941 to 1942. The photographs primarily depict aerial views of the plant site and various buildings, including the administration building, tent camp, chlorination buildings, electrolysis facilities, electrical distribution systems, and warehouses. The photographs also depict Lake Mead and the early buildings in Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive

Identifier

MS-01045

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive contains archived websites that were captured between 2016 to 2018 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Archived websites of religious institutions and community organizations are primarily represented. The collection also includes archived websites of organizations such as Jewish Nevada, Jewish Family Service Agency, the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival, and David Magazine. Archived websites for religious institutions include synagogues such as Temple Beth Sholom, Congregation Ner Tamid, Temple Bet Knesset Bamidbar, and Pnai Tikvah.

Archival Collection

Desert Inn Motel in Beatty, Nevada; Beatty Mountain in background: photographic print

Date

1957 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.A. Brockman Family. Edith Brockman, daughter of Amargosa Valley pioneer Gordon Bettles, and her husband, Frank, constructed the Desert Inn Motel in Beatty, Nevada.

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