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Newspaper, Caliente Progress, October 22, 1904

Date

1904-10-22

Description

Coverage of 1904 elections on pages 1, 4 and 7

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Newspaper, Las Vegas Age, August 8, 1908

Date

1908-08-08

Description

Newspaper, Las Vegas Age, August 8, 1908

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Newspaper, The Goldfield News, December 23, 1904

Date

1904-12-23

Description

Article about camels used in Goldfield on page 2;

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Letter from Frank R. McNamee to A. S. Halsted, July 2, 1922

Date

1922-07-02

Archival Collection

Description

Letter gives a report of an assault on a railroad employee by strikers. McNamee suggests railroad guards and officers should be armed.

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UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00171

Abstract

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.

Archival Collection

Photograph of settling basin at the head of Hemenway Wash for water purification works in Boulder City, circa 1931

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Description

Settling basin at the head of Hemenway Wash for water purification works in Boulder City.

Transcribed Notes: Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by W. A. Davis Box 1169, Las Vegas, Nevada; Notes on photo sleeve: [Setting basin for making concrete. Upstream from the Dam about 5-10 miles. R.R. track may have crossed over to Arizona.] Photographer W.A. Davis disagrees: says this is part of a water purification plant; the settling basin shown purifies water. (documentation, 4/92)

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Shipping Ore at Tonopah: photograph

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1935 (year approximate)

Description

Shipping Ore at Tonopah, NV. Tonopah RR (3) 4-wheel cabooses 11, 9; D & RG 66 2-8-0 (BLW 5098-1880). Three engines in view: Tonopah RR 2-6-0; D & RG 66, unknown diamond stack loco. (ext. right) Stamp on the front of the photo reads: "J. E. Stimson, Artist, Cheyenne, WYO. 896" Stamps on the back of the photo read: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." and "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."

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Some Advantages of Membership in Bureau of Explosives, 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Some Advantages of Membership in Bureau of Explosives, 1900-1925

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Newspaper, Clark County Review, July 5, 1919

Date

1919-07-05

Description

Newspaper, Clark County Review, July 5, 1919

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Newspaper, Clark County Review, July 29, 1916

Date

1916-07-29

Description

Newspaper, Clark County Review, July 29, 1916

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