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Photograph of a Boeing B-17 bomber aircraft in flight, Las Vegas Flexible Gunnery School, circa early 1940s
Date
1938 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a Boeing B-17E (serial # 42-30628) flying over the Las Vegas Flexible Gunnery School, sometime before or during World War II. This facility later evolved into Nellis Air Force Base. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.); Las Vegas Flexible Gunnery School (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of an F-86F in flight, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1952 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of an F-86F aircraft in flight. Additional description from UNLV Special Collections: Nellis Early Days-3595th Pilot Training Wing 1948/1958, North American F86F, Serial # 52-5111, Commander Fighter Weapons School . Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of a Lockheed T-33A trainer aircraft on land, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a trainer aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base. Additional description from UNLV Special Collections: Nellis Early Days-3595th Pilot Training Wing 1948/1958, Lockheed T-33A, Serial #50-0406, Hornet Squadron. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of F-100A fighter aircraft in flight, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1953 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a fighter aircraft in flight. Additional description from UNLV Special Collections: Nellis Early Days-3595th Pilot Training Wing 1948/1958, North American F-100A 53-1542, 53-1543, 53-1544, 52-1552. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of a Northrop T-38A trainer aircraft in flight, Nellis Air Force Base, circa 1970s
Date
1970 to 1973
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a U.S. Air Force trainer aircraft in flight. Additional description from UNLV Special Collections: Nellis Today-57th Fighter Weapons Wing 1973/Today, Northrop T-38A, 64-13276,76, 64th Fighter Weapons Squadron. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Postcard showing Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, circa 1920 to 1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the interior of the living room of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley. The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley is located between California and Nevada. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring '20s and Depression '30s. Scotty's Castle was constructed by Albert Johnson with the help of Death Valley Scotty during the Great Depression, but because the men began to build onto federal land, construction was forced to a halt. To this day, Scotty's Castle remains incomplete. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Living Room - Scotty's Castle, Death Valley."
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Postcard showing Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930s to 1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of Fremont Street, formerly known the main stem, or the main street, of Las Vegas. People and automobiles crowd the street as casinos like the Frontier Club and hotels like the Hotel Apache line the sides of the road. Transcribed onto the borders of the image: "The Main Stem, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada." Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Postcard showing a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1955
Date
1933 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard showing the black and white view of a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada. Specifically, this image is taken from an intersection near Arizona Street and the Nevada Highway. The Boulder Theater building and the Boulder Dam Hotel can be seen on the right side of the street, off in the distance. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Street Scene - Boulder City, Nevada." Frashers Foto logo is printed onto the bottom right corner of the postcard.
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Postcard showing the construction site of Hoover Dam, Black Canyon, circa 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of the construction site of Hoover Dam, previously known as Boulder Dam, in Black Canyon. Constructed in the 1930s, Hoover Dam crosses the Colorado River on the state line between Arizona and Nevada. Also considered to be an engineering wonder and the world's largest dam during its time of construction, Hoover Dam provides much-needed irrigation and hydroelectric power to the Southwest region of the United States. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "Black Canyon, Boulder Dam Site."
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Postcard showing The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant, Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of The Babcock and Wilcox Pipe Plant next the construction site of Boulder Dam, a title that would later be changed to Hoover Dam. Because the penstock pipes at Hoover Dam were too large to be carried over railroads, this plant was built to fabricate the largest penstock pipes in the world. Transcribed onto the top border of the image: "The Babcock & Wilcox Pipe Plant, Boulder Dam."
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