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Various airplanes, collection 001, image 001

Description

Photograph of two unidentified men, one of which may be an air pilot.

Various airplanes, collection 002, image 001

Description

Photograph of an airplane sitting on a tarmac.

Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums

Identifier

MS-00280

Abstract

The Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums dates from 1977 to 1983. It contains materials including budgets, planning proposals, agenda, and minutes related to the Nevada State Museum, including proposals to build a state museum in Southern Nevada. The collection also contains National Register of Historic Places nomination forms for sites throughout Nevada.

Archival Collection

John F. Kennedy shaking hands with Howard Cannon with speaker Sam Rayburn in the background: photographic print and photographic negative, approximately 1950 to 1963

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 23, Box SH-026

Archival Component

Valda and Esper Esau Collection on Lido de Paris

Identifier

MS-00520

Abstract

The Valda and Esper Esau Collection on Lido de Paris (1954-2014) mainly consists of newspaper clippings, ephemera, and programs documenting the career of entertainer Valda Esau, who danced in the Lido de Paris show at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in the late 1950s. Other materials in this collection include show programs for other shows held in France featuring the Bluebell Girls dance troupe such as the original Lido de Paris. The collection also includes invitation and photographs featuring Esper Esau from Pzazz! '70, a show that was produced by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Blackjack Software Manuals

Identifier

MS-00856

Abstract

Collection is comprised of blackjack odds analyzing and strategy software manuals and software created primarily by Real World Casino and Stanford Wong (pen name of gambling author, John Ferguson) from approximately 1992 to 1996. The manuals and software in this collection are intended primarily for expert blackjack players to analyze real world effects of the game and to allow users to generate strategies for a specific game.

Archival Collection

Postcard collection of Hoover Dam, circa late 1950s

Date

1955 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A color collection of thirteen connected postcards showing various images of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.

Image

Photograph of Authors Reception in Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

Authors Reception in Special Collections Department of the Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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