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Film transparency of a desert view, circa late 1930s-1950s

Date

1935 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a desert landscape near Las Vegas, possibly Red Rock Canyon.

Image

Photograph of desert canyons, Southwest United States, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Mountains and canyons in the desert, possibly Red Rock Canyon Preservation Area in Nevada.

Image

Reports, 1939-1992

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Report series (1939-1992) contain files on excavations, investigations, surveys, and proposals. Included are files on Nellis Air Force Base, Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead Recreational Area, and the Nevada Test Site. There are cultural resource investigative reports from the Nevada Department of Transportation and two anthropology reports on the Northern Paiute Indians.

Archival Collection

Richard and Sheilagh Brooks Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00885
Collection Name: Richard and Sheilagh Brooks Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of a log cabin west of Las Vegas, circa 1920s to 1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Description

A log cabin in what is now Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas.

Image

Personal Papers and Professional Development, 1948-1973

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Personal Papers and Professional Development Series dates from 1948 to 1973 and contains materials of Elmo C. Bruner, including some personal correspondence and information about a land claim held by Bruner near Red Rock Canyon in Southern Nevada. It also contains reference materials related to architecture and real estate appraisal practices. Other items document Bruner’s involvement with the Nevada State Board of Architects.

Archival Collection

Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
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Collection Number: MS-00177
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Chabad of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Chabad of Southern Nevada was established in 1990 by Rabbi Shea Harlig and his wife Dina Harlig. It is an outpost of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch organization that provides social services and educational programs for members of the Jewish community. Chabad of Southern Nevada is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and has six affiliated centers: Chabad of Summerlin, Chabad of Green Valley, Chabad of East-Or Bamidbar, Chabad of Southwest, Chabad Hebrew Center, and Chabad Student Services at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Corporate Body

KLAS Channel 8 and Bloomberg news, and Las Vegas City Council meeting: video, 2004 January 07

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Las Vegas One rebroadcast of KLAS Channel 8 and Bloomberg news reporting, and KCLV Channel 2 recording of a Las Vegas City Council meeting, January 7, 2004. Topics include Cheetahs strip club liquor license, negotiations on the height of the Station Casinos Red Rock tower, Las Vegas searched for dirty nuclear bombs. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01016
Collection Name: Bob Stupak Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 43

Archival Component

Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology Records

Identifier

MS-00743

Abstract

The collection contains materials (1967-1991) collected by Sheilagh Brooks predominantly during her time serving on various boards and committees under the Nevada Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Materials include agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative reports, policies, budget plans, grant applications and guidelines for various federal and state departments. The collection also contains the applications of Nevada sites for the National Register of Historic Places.

Archival Collection