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M&M sign at Showcase Mall, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Commercial signage and use of neon has become more expressive over the years in Las Vegas including this M&M's themed sign at Showcase Mall on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition presented to Vassili Sulich, March 29, 1992

Date

1992-03-29

Archival Collection

Description

Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition presented to Vassili Sulich "for twenty years of leadership and dedication as Artistic Director of the Nevada Dance Theatre," signed by U.S. Senator Harry Reid.

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Bank of Nevada located in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). "I worked as a teller in the Bank of Nevada for a year, 1930 1st and Fremont." Lesley W. Edwards

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Photograph of Shirley Wengert, circa 1940

Date

1939 to 1941

Archival Collection

Description

Shirley Wengert posing in front of a house. Here she is estimated to be around five years old. She is wearing a dark dress with bows on her dress and in her hair.

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Photograph of Walter Long, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960-1970

Date

1960 to 1970

Archival Collection

Description

Walter V. Long stands with paper in hand. He wears glasses, unlike his other portrait from years earlier (See Image 0146 001, pho025023)

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Photograph of Shallenberger ranch house, White Pine (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Archival Collection

Description

Jake Shallenberger owned a ranch in White Pine County approximately during the 1870s to 1890s. Original description: "Old Shallenberger ranch house after many years of disuse."

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Transcript of interview with Marie Jordan by Edward Gentry, February 27, 1981

Date

1981-02-27

Description

On February 27, 1981, Edward Gentry interviewed Marie Jordan in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss social differences between Arizona and Las Vegas, particularly in the ways schools were segregated in Las Vegas. Jordan also discusses the “Whites Only” policy on the Strip and Downtown. The interview concludes with Jordan sharing her views on the importance of helping others.

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Transcript of interview with Beverly J. Britton by Jeff Neher, February 26, 1979

Date

1979-02-26

Description

Jeff Neher interviews accountant Beverly J. Britton at her apartment in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born September 29th, 1949 in Vernon, Texas, Britton relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1995. During the interview Britton offers an overview of life in the Las Vegas area from 1955 to 1979.

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