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Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00225

Abstract

The Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection contains black-and-white and color photographic slides of neon signs from cities and towns in Nevada dating from 1913 to 1989. The collection includes slides from Las Vegas, Reno, Boulder City, Laughlin, Henderson, Lovelock, Winnemucca, Elko, Wells, McGill, Ely, Eureka, Austin, Hawthorne, and Carson City. The collection also includes slides from the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) that depict the "sign graveyard" in Las Vegas, Nevada of broken and retired neon signs.

Archival Collection

Sarah Winnemucca: photograph

Date

1864 (year approximate) to 1891

Description

Photographs from the Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection -- Native Americans and Petroglyphs -- Sarah Winnemucca file. Written on the back: "Photo file # 1360, negative. Sarah Winnemucca, full length view. Please credit Nevada State Museum."

Image

Unidentified: photographic slide

Date

1977 (year approximate) to 1991 (year approximate)

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). Possibly a soldier. 

Image

Photograph of C. P. Squires, 1896

Date

1896

Description

A portrait of C. P. Squires at about age 31. Steckel in Los Angeles is listed as the photograph's contributor.

Image

Basketball team posed for team photograph with two coaches: photographic print

Date

1942

Description

From the Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection (PH-00312)

Image

Photograph of the Silver Slipper (Las Vegas), circa 1969

Date

1967 to 1970

Description

Front of the Silver Slipper looking southwest from Las Vegas Boulevard. Stamp on accompanying cardstock: "Allen Photographers Inc."
Site Name: Silver Slipper
Address: 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs

Identifier

PH-00122

Abstract

The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs (approximately 1900-1930) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting Agnes Murphy Neve, Luke Whitney, Julia Whitney, and Alfred Syphus near the Whitney family ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada. One image portrays an overflow drainage pipe connected to the St. Thomas pond near Bunkerville, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Eric A. Jamieson Photographs

Identifier

PH-00432

Abstract

The Eric A. Jamieson Photographs contain photographic slides of the Western United States' Intermountain region from 1955 to 1983. The bulk of the images are of the region's physical and urban landscapes and include Las Vegas, Nevada, the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street, Nevada mining towns, Red Rock Canyon, Mount Charleston, Valley of Fire, Lake Mead, and Death Valley.

Archival Collection

Merle and Beulah Frehner Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00026

Abstract

The Merle and Beulah Frehner Photograph Collection contains photographs of Southern Nevada from 1905 to 1955. The materials include photographs of the Frehner freight teams transporting ore, schools and students in the Moapa Valley, the Colorado River, and parades in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00429

Abstract

The George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada dates between approximately 1900 and 1910, and contains black-and-white photographic prints illustrating various scenes and individuals in Searchlight, Nevada. Some images are captioned with initials or brief names.

Archival Collection