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Residential housing photographed from above, North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

An aerial view of neighborhoods in North Las Vegas from above Losee Road.

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Residential housing photographed from above, North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

An aerial view of neighborhoods in North Las Vegas from above Losee Road.

Image

John Janney Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00135

Abstract

The John Janney Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada contains photographs of mining operations and townspeople in Pioche, Nevada from 1908 to 1934. The photographs are primarily panoramic views of the town, mines, and landscape around Pioche, where Janney was president of Pioche Mines Consolidated until his death in 1967. The photographs also depict the baseball field in Pioche, a train crossing the desert in Lincoln County, and the Lee Family.

Archival Collection

Robert Woodruff Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00340

Abstract

The Robert Woodruff Photograph Collection (1900s-1970s) consists of ninety-seven black-and-white photographs of locations and events in Clark County, Nevada. Locations include Las Vegas, Henderson, and Searchlight, Nevada, as well as the Hoover Dam. The majority of the images were taken between 1934 and 1962.

Archival Collection

Wengert Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00046

Abstract

The Wengert Family Photographs (1890-1966) depict the lives of the Wengert family. In addition are materials focusing on day-to-day activities such as holiday celebrations, family milestones, and some Southern Nevada Power Company employees. Although there are chronological gaps in the materials, particularly in the early years of Cyril and Lottie’s lives, the images provide historical documentation of this Las Vegas family.

Archival Collection

Sandstone Ranch: photographs

Date

1908 to 1909

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs from the Sandstone Ranch Collection (MS-00871).

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Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs

Identifier

PH-00040

Abstract

The Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs depict the Las Vegas, Nevada area from approximately 1880 to 1962. The photographs primarily depict the Lake-Rockwell Family in Las Vegas, including Earl Rockwell with a local baseball team, the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, and the Las Vegas Police. Other photographs include the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site and views of the completed dam. The photographs also portray family members from the Rockwell Family.

Archival Collection

Swimming Pool: photograph

Date

1994-12-05

Archival Collection

Description

From the Greg Cava Photograph Collection (PH-00399)

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Nellis Air Force Base Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00028

Abstract

The Nellis Air Force Base Photograph Collection contains photographs of Nellis Air Force Base and its predecessor, the Las Vegas Army Airfield, as well as photographs of Rockwell Field and McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1926 to 1980. The materials contain photographs of military aircraft, hangars, buildings on the base, and aerial photographs of Las Vegas and the surrounding area. The materials also include photographs of the entrance of McCarran Airport, U.S. Senator Pat McCarran, and a mail plane arriving at Rockwell Fields in 1926.

Archival Collection

Clark County Community College Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00390

Abstract

The Clark County Community College Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints dating from approximately 1977 to 1982. Images depict students, student events, administrative staff, academic faculty, and administrative faculty, including two of the college's presidents, Dr. Russell Bloyer and Dr. Judith Eaton.

Archival Collection