The Ilene Bittle Collection on Basic High School (1942-1982) is comprised of assorted memorabilia and visual materials from Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. Materials includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, event programs and invitations, newsletters, and other school mementos. Black-and-white negatives, photographs, and transparencies of various school events, faculty and staff, and student life are also included in the collection.
Description provided with image: "Jefferson Street School-North Las Vegas, Nevada. Mrs. Garnett Prescott and her students wave good-bye as the school closes its doors. It will not re-open in the fall."