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Items, including a ti leaf lei from Hawaii, left at the 1 October memorial located at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, looking south-southwest in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Single family homes next to the Las Vegas Wash, looking south, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-28

Description

Single family homes sit on the opposite side of the Las Vegas Wash east of the Club at Sunrise Golf Course.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing Records

Identifier

UA-00011

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing Records (1950-2019) contain records documenting the history of the UNLV School of Nursing. The materials include records from the nursing school's Alumni Association, including financial reports, bylaws, correspondence, and membership information; recruitment materials from the School of Nursing, including brochures, photographs, and program requirements; history of the School of Nursing, including photographs, newspaper clippings, a short summary of the program, and a short documentary film comprised of digital video files; and accreditation information, including newspaper articles, accreditation reports, and evaluations of the program from the Nevada State Board. The materials also include nursing student uniforms, caps, and nursing capes from the 1950s and 1960s.

Archival Collection

Decorative rocks, flags, signs and other items sit near the Welcome to Las Vegas sign as part of the 1 October memorial, looking north-west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-10-18

Description

Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. This series of photographs document the impromptu memorial created at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

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Power lines near Apex looking towards Las Vegas Valley, North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-06-02

Description

Power lines carry electricity from power generation stations in the Apex Industrial Park in North Las Vegas towards the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

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Letter from Bertha Witmer (Las Vegas) to Mayor J. L. Russell and the City Council (Las Vegas), July 24, 1939

Date

1939-07-24

Description

Letter from a citizen to the Las Vegas City Commission protesting Ordinance No. 247. Left to Right: Asst. Commissioner of Reclamation N. B. Bennett, Jr., Master of Ceremonies; U.S. Senator Alan Bible; Regional Director A.B. West of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3. Handwritten text, transcribed by cataloger. Also, J. L. Russell was Mayor of Las Vegas at that time.

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Exterior of Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1966 (year approximate)

Description

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425). Parking lot at Flamingo Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957

Date

1957-06-02

Archival Collection

Description

Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. Ms. Page is pictured here at the Sands Casino, center, speaking to reporter Chuck Van Goerbun.

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Dean Martin Drive near the Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

Dean Martin drive curves near the Las Vegas Stadium project site roughly bordered by the thoroughfare and Russel Road, Polaris, and West Hacienda Avenues. Planned as the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the site features close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip.

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Dean Martin Drive near the Las Vegas Stadium site pre-construction, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-10

Description

Dean Martin drive curves near the Las Vegas Stadium project site roughly bordered by the thoroughfare and Russel Road, Polaris, and West Hacienda Avenues. Planned as the future home of the Las Vegas Raiders, the site features close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip.

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