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Photograph of James Nye, Nevada, circa 1861-1864
Date
1861 to 1864
Archival Collection
Description
James Warren Nye, Governor Nevada Territory, 1861-1864. Nye, a New Yorker was appointed by President Lincoln in 1861.
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Photograph of Ray Avansino, Clark County, Nevada, June 6, 1984
Date
1984-06-06
Archival Collection
Description
Ray Avansino, a member of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, in Clark County, Nevada.
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Photograph of commencement for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1978
Date
1978
Archival Collection
Description
The 1978 commencement ceremony at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Pictured here are the distinguished Nevadan Recipients William Peccole (left) and William Morris (right).
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Photograph of Jim Butler, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Jim Butler, the prospector who struck the first gold and silver ores in Tonopah, Nevada circa 1900, sitting in a rocking chair, probably in Tonopah.
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Photograph of commencement for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1981
Date
1981
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with photograph: "1.) Frank Waters; 2.) Charles Adams (UNLV English faculty).""
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Photograph of commencement for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1977
Date
1977
Archival Collection
Description
The commencement ceremony for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. From left to right, the men pictured here include Donald Baepler, Hank Greenspun, and "Bucky" Buchanan.
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Photograph of Gordon Thompson, Nevada, circa 1977-1980
Date
1977 to 1980
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Supreme Court Justice Gordon Thompson. He wrote an important legal opinion in the Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal appeal upholding the state's right to regulate gaming.
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Photograph of the Edwards brothers harvesting ice in Nevada, 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Brothers Frank, Hosea, George, Eli, and Will Edwards harvest blocks of ice in Nevada with saws, axes and tongs. George Edwards was the father of Elbert Edwards.
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Photograph of Southern Nevada Historical Society, April 1973
Date
1973-04
Archival Collection
Description
Typed description provided on the back of the image: "Southern Nevada Historical Society members. April, 1973. Left to right: James Ashbaugh, Celesta Lowe, Gwendolyn Wooley, Dr. Ralph Roske."
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Photograph of men lined up in the desert, Nevada, 1910
Date
1910
Archival Collection
Description
Men line up in the desert next to tents and in front of mountains, possibly near Diamond Queen mine in Nevada. Description on photograph housing reads, "Johnny (Diamond Queen?), 1910."
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