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Photograph of a gravestone, circa mid 1940-1960s

Date

1940 to 1960

Description

Gravestone of Maurine Wilson's uncle and his wife, Paula J. Conklin and Charles M. Conklin.

Image

Photograph of a railroad car, circa ealry 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Railroad car.

Image

Mary Lytle Papers

Identifier

MS-00231

Abstract

The Mary Lytle Papers date from 1909 to 1968 and document Lytle’s experience as the first midwife in Overton, Nevada. The collection contains medical certificates, professional correspondence with Nevada Assistant State Archivist Frederick C. Gale, a handwritten memoir, and black-and-white photographs.

Archival Collection

Wanda Ball Moser Photographs

Identifier

PH-00030

Abstract

The Wanda Ball Moser Photographs depict Wanda Ball Moser and her family in Southern Nevada in the early-twentieth century. The photographs primarily depict Moser and her family at Mt. Charleston, Nevada or at home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Records

Identifier

MS-00004

Abstract

The Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada Records (1986-1989) are comprised of magazine articles, newspaper clippings, official reports, a profile of Jim Gibson, and a prospectus for a park named after Gibbons.

Archival Collection

Gold Hill Nevada Masonic Lodge Records

Identifier

MS-00127

Abstract

The collection consists of three bound volumes and a small leather folder, documenting Masonic Lodge activity in Gold Hill, Nevada between 1866 and 1917. The volumes contain lodge meeting minutes from 1866 to 1872; lodge membership records from 1866 to 1872; and lodge financial records from 1866 to 1917.

Archival Collection

Clark County Child Care Association (CCCA) Records

Identifier

MS-00167

Abstract

The Clark County Child Care Association (CCCA) Records (1957-1975) contain correspondence, fliers, dues paid rosters, insurance information, bills, memberships cards, and receipts. Also included are miscellaneous dues-related documents, minutes of CCCA (Nevada) general membership and executive board meetings, and a newsletter.

Archival Collection

Photographs of Dino's Lounge sign, Las Vegas (Nev.), February 19, 2017

Date

2017-02-19
2017-08-11

Description

Dino's Lounge sits at 1516 South Las Vegas Boulevard. The dive bar has been in operation since 1962. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survey Data Sheet.
Site address: 1516 S Las Vegas Blvd
Sign owner: Kristin Bartolo
Sign details: This location was originally constructed in 1957. Opened as Ringside Liquors by Eddie Trascher. Trascher sold the property to Rinaldo Dean "Dino" Bartolomucci in 1962. Bartolomucci Renamed it "Dino's". Bartolomucci sold cars in california, moved to Las Vegas in the 1950's. "Dino's" is now owned by his granddaughter Kristin Bartolo.
Sign condition: 4 out of 5, it still lights up brightly at night and has bright paint colors.
Sign form: Pylon as well as signage on the building.
Sign-specific description: Sign on building green cover filtered neon, with a script style design for the name. Road pylon contains skeletal neon with red and white design also stating their name "Dino's" in the same font as the sign on the building. This pylon has a white base that extends out of the main red rectangle portion of the sign. Also below their logo is a back lit plastic sign.
Sign - type of display: Neon (skeletal on roadside sign and encased on building) and Plastic Backlit sign
Sign - media: Steel and plastic.
Sign - non-neon treatments: Plastic back lit portion
Sign environment: This is located downtown just a few blocks south of Fremont, next to Tod Motor Motel.
Sign - date of installation: 1963
Sign - thematic influences: This sign shows 50's/60's trend with the base of the sign extending out of the main worded portion of the sign. That trend is very common among many other signs across the valley from the same era.
Survey - research locations: Dino's website http://dinoslv.com/new/, Recorder's office, Assessor's office, Dino's site visit and discussion with owner Kristin.
Survey - research notes: This location is .35 acres and was constructed 1957. The Dino's website contains an archive of images of their bar and owners from the last 50 years, and some of the images show older photos of their sign.
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-11
Sign keywords: Neon; Plastic; Backlit; Steel; Pole sign

Mixed Content

Interview with Raymond Chester Harbert, July 14, 2005

Date

2005-07-14

Description

Narrator affiliation: Resident Engineer, Holmes and Narver; Program Manager, Plowshare

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