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First Methodist Church of Las Vegas Photograph Collection
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The First Methodist Church Photograph Collection (approximately 1909-1912) contains black-and-white photographic prints and corresponding negatives of the Las Vegas train depot, railroad yards, and the First Methodist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are portraits of Reverend Edwin A. Palmer and his family.
Archival Collection
Eveline Viterski of Las Vegas signs a poster at a memorial honoring the victims of the 1 October shooting at Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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From the October 1 Vigil Photographs (PH-00405).
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Water and trash in the Las Vegas Wash in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Alexander Road and Cheyenne Avenue.
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Las Vegas Jazz Society Records
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The Las Vegas Jazz Society Records (approximately 1975-2003) are comprised of organizational records including meeting agendas, minutes, and membership statistics of the Las Vegas Jazz Society (LVJS). Included in the collection are issues of the LVJS's newsletter Jazz Notes, promotional materials, blank membership applications, correspondence, information on other regional jazz societies, and photographic prints depicting various events and festivals. A portion of this collection documents LVJS's involvement in saving the KUNV 91.5 FM radio station.
Archival Collection
The Mandalay Bay and Delano Hotel towers are seen behind the Vegas Strong billboards replacing the usual entertainment advertising along the Las Vegas Strip, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Archival Collection
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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. These photographs document a series of billboards along Las Vegas Boulevard.
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Jackie Robinson Groundbreaking for Las Vegas Strip Arena
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Jackie Robinson Groundbreaking Event on October 29, 2014 and recorded for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. The event marked the construction start ofthe All Net Resort & Arena, a $1.4 billion arena, hotel and shopping center project in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robinson, a former NBA player, talks about the vision behind this project and its impact on the Las Vegas community.
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 32nd commencement program
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Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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Las Vegas Paiute Colony election: report and guidelines
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Adult Education Specialist Fred W. Forbusch's report about the Las Vegas Indian (Paiute) Colony organizing a formal governing body and discussions of including the Colony in the Model Cities program of North Las Vegas. Las Vegas Indian Colony Guidelines for election committee.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduate Lists collection (1953-2021) contains graduation programs, final graduation lists, planning files for commencement ceremonies for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The planning files contain correspondence, itineraries for ceremony days, and photographs.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the UNLV campus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, October 4, 1991
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