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Photograph of a decorated wagon at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Float at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Celesta Lowe oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Celesta Lowe conducted by Patrick W. Canlton on February 06, 2002 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Lowe begins by discussing her early life in Baker, California and her father’s role as a station agent for the Tonopah Tidewater Railroad during the 1920s and 1930s. Lowe then describes her family moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s. Lowe chronicles the process state legislatures took to open Nevada Southern University in 1957 and her role as an administrative assistant in the main office of the school. Lowe recounts her career at Nevada Southern University, the expansion of the campus, and renaming it University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lastly, Lowe talks about her switch from an administrative assistant to a librarian at UNLV.
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Letter from H. T. Yoder to R. T. Walker, May 19, 1918
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UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection
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The UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (approximately 1869-1999) contains photographs, postcards, negatives, and slides primarily pertaining to Southern Nevada, with a focus on Las Vegas, Nevada, collected by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives. The collection primarily includes images of early Las Vegas, hotels and casinos along Fremont Street and the Strip, railroad infrastructure, local businesses, and residential neighborhoods. Also included are images of Hoover (Boulder) Dam's construction, MX Missile testing, Nevada mining camps, and the natural desert environment. Other images depict towns throughout Nevada including Boulder City, Henderson, Reno, Luning, Tonopah, Goodsprings, Delmar, Beatty, Panaca, Overton, Caliente, Logandale, and Aurora.
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Letter from Ralph E. Wells to J. Ross Clark, August 9, 1904
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Letter from H. Hawgood to F. A. Waters, February 9, 1904
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Photograph of the first public train into Las Vegas from Los Angeles, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 15, 1905
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Letter from W. R. Alberger to W. W. Cahill, August 30, 1910
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