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Aerial view, east, preparation area, showing primary peat buildings No. 1 and No. 2 shredded peat storage, magnesite silos and preparation building: photographic print, 1942 July 02
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 05
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Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal Photograph Collection depicts several events in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1935 to 1983 that were documented by Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The photographs depict the fire at the Las Vegas School in 1935, the fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1980, an exhibition at the Lost City Museum in 1973, a memorial event honoring the first permanent school in Las Vegas in 1980, and an exhibition at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in 1983. The collection also contains photographs of some denizens of Las Vegas, including people at the Hughes Bar in Las Vegas, the last Union Pacific passenger train in Las Vegas, and schoolchildren at the Las Vegas School.
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Beverly Rogers Collection of Armed Services Editions
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The Beverly Rogers Collection of Armed Services Editions includes one thousand two hundred and seventy-nine of the original paperback Armed Services Edition titles published between 1943 and 1947 used by World War II service members in the United States Army and Navy, as well as four editions from the Legacy Project published in 2003 and one from the Pocket Books Inc. series published in 1944. The original Armed Services Editions include works of fiction and non-fiction in their unabridged forms.
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John Hamilton Collection of Keno Pay Charts
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The John Hamilton Collection on Keno Pay Charts (1958-1991) contains keno slips, pay out charts, and odds calculation sheets from 168 casinos in Nevada. There is also a small amount of other materials such as napkins and placemats.
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Louise Meehan Photograph Collection on the Boulder Club
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The Louise Meehan Photograph Collection on the Boulder Club contains three black-and-white photographs of the Boulder Club in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1953. The photographs capture part of the interior of the club and showcase its slot machines, bar, and card room.
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Nevada Silver Centennial Postage Stamp Collection
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Collection consists of envelopes with the Silver Centennial commemorative postage stamp (canceled) with the "Virginia City, Nevada Silver Centennial 1859-1959" die hub with postmarks of ten Nevada cities including Las Vegas. There is also a first day of issue decorative envelope.
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Cheryl Leonard Collection of Helldorado Parade Photographs
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The Cheryl Leonard Collection of Helldorado Parade Photographs (1955-1956) is comprised of black and white photographs of Helldorado Parade floats on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The parade is part of the Helldorado Days, an annual festival sponsored by the Elks Lodge No. 1468.
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Las Vegas Valley Land Ownership Collection
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The Las Vegas Valley Land Ownership Collection contains lists of property owners in the Las Vegas Valley from 1962 to 1965. Materials are organized by Section and Township, all located in Ranges 60 to 63. Some files also contain plat maps.
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Michael Athanasoglou Collection on Taxi Driver Rights
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The Michael Athanasoglou Collection on Taxi Driver Rights (1979-1983) contains the records of Las Vegas, Nevada taxicab activist Michael Athanasoglou. Included are clippings, correspondence, fliers, and memoranda that document Athanasoglou’s struggle to organize taxi drivers into a union in Las Vegas.
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Stella Champo Iaconis Collection of Helldorado Photographs
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The Stella Champo Iaconis Collection of Helldorado Photographs (approximately 1934-1940) contains four black-and-white photographic prints of the Helldorado Days celebration held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images depict people celebrating at the Apache Bar in downtown Las Vegas.
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