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Slide of Meadow Valley, Nevada, July 1970

Date

1970-07

Description

Meadows of Meadow Valley, Nevada.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Fine and Performing Arts Diploma Ceremony program

Date

1994-05-14

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas law school establishment: correspondence

Date

1973

Archival Collection

Description

Folder from the Flora Dungan Papers (MS-00193) -- Series 4. University of Nevada Regents Material.

Text

Harold's Club in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Harold's Club in Reno, Nevada. This large mural on the front of Harold's Club depicting the pioneers on their Westward Journey is "Dedicated with humility to those who blazed the trail."

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Photograph of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Nevada (now First Interstate Bank of Nevada), 1969

Date

1969

Description

The Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Nevada (now First Interstate Bank of Nevada) gathered for a meeting at an unknown location. Seated left to right are: E. H. Fitz, Ernest Martinelli, Gordon B. Harris, James Cashman, Jr., William Laub, Jr., Arthur M. Smith Jr. Standing left to right are: Roy Young, C. E. Helgren, Norman Brown, Neil Plath, Herbert E. Grier, Paul Garwood, F. Lorin Ronnow, Robert Griffith, Gaylord K. Prather, Ernest Maupin, Sr.

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Nancy Wier Papers on Rock Art in Southern Nevada

Identifier

MS-01156

Abstract

The Nancy Wier Papers on Rock Art in Southern Nevada (approximately 1930-2003) contain photographs, notes, research, and publications focused on rock art (rock writing) found in the Southern Nevada Region. Wier founded the Southern Nevada Rock Art Enthusiasts (SNRAE) in 1992, and the photograph albums document trips across Nevada, Southern California, Utah, and Arizona. The photograph albums are grouped by site location, and the description was taken directly from Wier's albums. The majority of the collection documents rock writings in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and Sammy Davis, Jr. cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Several people, including two Pageant contestants, look on as Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (left) assists Sammy Davis, Jr. (center) in cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American Jewish entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, he was also an actor of stage and screen, musician, and impressionist, noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Ascaya development, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-14

Description

Graded tiers of homesites in the Ascaya development as seen from the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.

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Lois Sagel Papers on Nevada Wilderness Preservation

Identifier

MS-00571

Abstract

The Lois Sagel Papers on Nevada Wilderness Preservation (1989-1995) consist of the papers of Lois Sagel, an environmentalist and advocate for the preservation of Nevada’s wilderness. The collection primarily documents the campaigns surrounding the efforts to expand Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (1994) as well as to designate the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (1993). Additionally, it contains information on minor land exchanges and the Question 5/S.B. 189 bond issue to fund state parks (considered in 1989 and 1990). Most of the collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, memoranda, photographs, and photo slides.

Archival Collection