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October 1 Vigil Photographs

Identifier

PH-00405

Abstract

The October 1 Vigil Photographs are comprised of 47 digital photographs taken by photographer Miranda Alam in 2017 of vigils held around Las Vegas, Nevada after the mass shooting that occurred on October 1, 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. The photographs include vigils held around Las Vegas at locations such as the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign and the Las Vegas Healing Garden.

Archival Collection

Ray W. Baldwin Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00194

Abstract

The Ray W. Baldwin Photograph Collection (approximately 1940 -1981) consists of black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The images depict architect Ray W. Baldwin's structures in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, as well as other central and southern Nevada locations.

Archival Collection

Ronnow Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00036

Abstract

The Ronnow Family Photographs contain four black-and-white photographic prints of the Ronnow family in Southern Nevada from approximately 1870 to 1950. Also included is one large oversized black-and-white photographic print of the Old Rotary Club with C. C. Ronnow present.

Archival Collection

Houssels Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00216

Abstract

The Houssels Photograph Collection contains color and black-and-white photographs and slides of the Houssels House from 1983. The photographs document the house's original location on Sixth Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, and its subsequent transportation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.

Archival Collection

Ernest Mitchell Pratt Photographs

Identifier

PH-00206

Abstract

The Ernest Mitchell Pratt Photographs (approximately 1932-1936) consist of black-and-white photographic prints, signed and unsigned, taken by Pratt while Hoover Dam was under construction. Many prints are signed and mounted, and two are noted as award-winning photographs shown at the Annual International Salon of Camera Pictorialists in Los Angeles, California. There are additional working prints included alongside the final prints for most of the scenes. Also included in the collection is one small photograph of Pratt. This collection was formerly known as the Price Photograph Collection.

Archival Collection

Clarence L. Cleveland Photographs

Identifier

PH-00047

Abstract

The Clarence L. Cleveland Photographs depict Las Vegas, Nevada and other locations in Southern Nevada from 1932 to 1952. The photographs primarily depict locations on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, including the Pioneer Club, Frontier Club, Sal Sagev Hotel, Overland Hotel, Golden Nugget, and the Smith and Chandler "Indian Traders" store. The photographs also depict the Nevada desert, Lake Mead, Boulder City, Nevada, and the Helldorado Parade in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Frank Mitrani Photographs

Identifier

PH-00332

Abstract

The Frank Mitrani Photographs depict people and events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1953 to 2010. The photographs are primarily portraits of Las Vegas businesspeople, including realtors, salespeople, insurance agents, bankers, and executives. The photographs depict several service organizations operating in Southern Nevada, including the Rotary Club of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Jaycees, the Elks Lodge, and the Assistance League. The photographs also depict hotels and casinos, politicians and political campaigns, news organizations, schools, the Elks Lodge, healthcare professionals, weddings and engagements, and religious events.

Archival Collection

Paul May Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00279

Abstract

The Paul May Photograph Collection (1969) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints. The images primarily depict Nevada Assemblyman Paul May alongside Nevadan senators and congressmen, including Senator Paul Laxalt. Other images are portraits of May.

Archival Collection

Alan Byron Olson Photographs

Identifier

PH-00457

Abstract

The Alan Byron Olson Photographs (approximately 1933) consist of one negative album containing 100 photographic negatives taken by Alan Byron Olson around 1933 that depict the Hoover Dam (then known as Boulder Dam) and the Boulder City Hospital. Olson was a medic for the Boulder City Hospital and the images also depict various hospital staff and other locations related to Hoover Dam. The collection also includes digital copies of the negatives.

Archival Collection

David Farnsworth Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00290

Abstract

The David Farnsworth Photograph Collection, approximately 1900 to 1915, contains five black-and-white photographic prints and corresponding negatives of David Farnsworth with groups of people posing outside storefronts in Las Vegas and Caliente, Nevada.

Archival Collection