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Rodeo, image 012 of 013: photographic print

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1949 (year approximate)

Description

A man poses with a horse on a rodeo.

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The Palace Club in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Palace Club in Reno, Nevada. Reno is one of the last of the roaring frontier towns and under liberal Nevada laws, provides gambling and other scenes and hilarity reminiscnet of the carefree old west.

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Lilly Fong Papers

Identifier

MS-00210

Abstract

The Lilly Fong Papers are comprised of the professional and personal papers of Lilly Fong, the first woman and first Asian-American member of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), now known as the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The papers date from 1964 to 1992 and document Fong's community activities in various Las Vegas and Southern Nevada organizations in addition to her work on the UCCSN Board of Regents. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, letters, and press releases from various organizations, including the Board of Regents, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the First Presbyterian Church in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Aerial photograph of Circus Circus construction site, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1967-1968

Date

1967 to 1968

Archival Collection

Description

Aerial view of Circus Circus construction site looking southwest on the Las Vegas Strip, with outline of the "big top" area at the left (east). The Westward Ho Motel is seen immediately above the site and the Stardust (fifteen rectangular buildings) and Frontier (two "wings") hotels are also seen (to the southwest). Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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