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UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material

Identifier

MS-01042

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material consists of three 16mm reels of moving images that depict Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1925 to 1927. The first reel depicts members of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, which was formed in 1925. The remaining footage depicts views of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Bank of Southern Nevada, First State Bank, the San Pedro, the Los Angeles, & Salt Lake Depot and Freight House, and various shops on Fremont Street including Oakes Studio, T. M. Carroll Real Estate, J. C. Penney, Las Vegas Garage, and the Las Vegas Age print shop. The footage also shows various local families and desert landscapes. This collection has been fully digitized.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 39th commencement program

Date

2002-12-18

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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Petition by citizens of Las Vegas to Board of City Commissioners (Las Vegas) requesting adequate water supply, filed July 7, 1927

Date

1927-07-07

Description

Petition signed by citizens and taxpayers of the city of Las Vegas requesting the Board of City Commissioners of Las Vegas to take action to secure an adequate water supply for the residents of the Original Townsite of Las Vegas. Document lists 29 signatures and is stamped with a filing date of July 7, 1927.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 35th commencement program

Date

1998-05-16

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

Text

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Academic Council Records

Identifier

UA-00088

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Academic Council Records (1957-1984) document the meetings of UNLV's Academic Council, formerly known as the Academic Committee. Materials include four volumes of Academic Committee meeting minutes and nine volumes of Academic Council meeting minutes, agendas, correspondence, and announcements dealing with course schedules, tenure and promotions, budgets, and other administrative topics.

Archival Collection

Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia

Identifier

MS-00831

Abstract

The Art Sloan Collection of Las Vegas Memorabilia (1931-2005) consists of items from Las Vegas, Nevada casinos and hotels such as the Flamingo, El Rancho, and Hotel Last Frontier. Materials include ashtrays, silverware and glassware, postcards, photographs, dice, playing cards, matchbooks, and other casino memorabilia. Materials also include Nevada license plates from 1933 and 1936 and a hard hat from the construction of the Hoover Dam.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Las Vegas Kiwanis Club members, Las Vegas, February, 1943

Date

1943-02

Description

Las Vegas Kiwanis Club members in February 1943. 1) Quannah McCall 2) Fred Neilson 3) Ed Von Tobel, Sr. 4) Bert Purdy 5) George Franklin, Sr. 6) Unidentified 7) A.D. (Heine) Heinrickson 8) Barney Burger 9) Herb Krause 10) Harve Perry 11) Gray Gubler 12) Dean Bingham 13) Don Carmody 14) Al Wendelbow 15) Hal Slavin 16) (?) Salvation Army 17) Howard Woodbury 18) Dave Farnsworth. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.

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Newspaper clippings, Las Vegas Tonopah Railroad, 1907

Date

1907

Description

Newspaper clippings, Las Vegas Tonopah Railroad, 1907

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Las Vegas High School baseball field, looking west, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-29

Description

The baseball field at Las Vegas High School as seen from Hollywood Boulevard north of East Sahara Avenue.

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Switch Supernap Data Centers with Las Vegas Strip in the background, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-03-23

Description

The Las Vegas Strip seen in the background with residential and commercial development in the foreground including the Switch Supernap Data Centers.

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