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Postcard of Nevada Lookout Point, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection

Description

An artist's color rendering of Lookout Point at Hoover Dam. Text printed on back of postcard: "Lookout Point has been the popular vantage point where thousands of sightseers have viewed with amaxed and intense interest, the progress and development in the building of this spectacular and enormous project. The view from the Nevada side, shows the downstream face of the Dam, the rugged cliffs in Arizona, and Fortification Mountain in the distance."

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Slide presentation from a hearing at a City Hall in Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1979-05

Archival Collection

Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). The presentation slide reads, "Nevada Operations office off-site follow-up studies project scope. Collect & organize historical documents. Publish/make available previously unreleased or classified data. Make comprehensive assessment of radiation dose. Compile operating on/off site for each event."

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Nevada CURE files, approximately 1998 to 2009

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Series

Scope and Contents

Records in this series are comprised of administrative and research files documenting the formation of Nevada CURE as an organization and the creation of the Spartacus Project Report from approximately 1998 to 2001. Materials include correspondence between Mercedes Maharis and various individuals, such as attorneys in Nevada representing inmates on legal cases, as well as organizations, such as the Nevada Department of Prisons. Records in this series also includes copies of inmate medical records and copies of the Spartacus Project Report. This series also includes copies of the Las Vegas Tribune which contain specific articles about issues related to the Nevada prison system.

Archival Collection

Nevada CURE Records
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Collection Number: MS-00799
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: N/A

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Photograph of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Hoover Dam, September 23, 1932

Date

1932-09-23

Archival Collection

Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada

Description

Black and white image of Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, on a tour of inspection at Hoover Dam. It was under Dr. Wilbur's supervision that the Boulder Canyon Project was commenced. In the background the concrete form used in lining the 50-foot diversion tunnels at the outlet portal of Diversion Tunnel No. 2 can be seen. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Horseshoe Rock Court in Ascaya prior to home construction with Las Vegas Strip background, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada

Description

Looking northwest towards the Las Vegas Strip, the cul-de-sac terminating Horseshoe Rock Court as seen from above on Epic View Court in Ascaya, a luxury home development carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site and all major improvements were installed prior to beginning sales.

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Horseshoe Rock Court in Ascaya prior to home construction with Las Vegas Strip background, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada

Description

Looking northwest towards the Las Vegas Strip, the cul-de-sac terminating Horseshoe Rock Court as seen from above on Epic View Court in Ascaya, a luxury home development carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site and all major improvements were installed prior to beginning sales.

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Custom home lot carved from rock formation, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-13

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada

Description

Looking northeast from a lot on Cloudrock Court, lots in the lower areas of Ascaya can be seen including one lot whittled from a rock formation left in tack on the opposite side. Carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, Ascaya is a custom luxury home development within the City of Henderson. The project's infrastructure was built completely with materials mined on site.

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Aerial view of the Bonelli quadrant in Arizona-Nevada: photographic print

Date

1950

Archival Collection

Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada

Description

From the Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (PH-00285). Aerial photographs, composites, and indices. Aerial photographs, Quad. Bonelli 4, U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey, Army Map Service. State: Arizona - Nevada. Flight Scale I-47200Project-GS-LJ. Index copied -8-26-50. Flying Comp. -7-26-50

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Aerial view of the Bonelli quadrant in Arizona-Nevada: photographic print

Date

1950

Archival Collection

Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada

Description

From the Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (PH-00285). Aerial photographs, composites, and indices. High altitude aerial photographs, Quad. Bonelli, State: Arizona - Nevada. U.S. Geological Survey, Army Map Service. Flight Scale I-47200Project-GS-LJ. Index copied -8-26-50. Flying Comp. -7-26-50

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Aerial view of the Bonelli quadrant in Arizona-Nevada: photographic print

Date

1952

Archival Collection

Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada

Description

From the Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (PH-00285). Aerial photographs, composites, and indices. High altitude aerial photographs, Quad. Bonelli 3, State: Arizona - Nevada. U.S. Geological Survey, Army Map Service. Flight Scale I-47200Project-GS-LJ. Index copied -8-26-50. Flying Comp. -7-26-50

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