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Slide of Petroglyphs on a rock, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 2000s

Date

unspecified year in 200X (year approximate)

Description

Petroglyphs in the Boulder City Dry Fall Area. The exact location is unknown, but the location is possibly in Keyhole Canyon. Petroglyphs are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images. Petroglyphs are found world-wide, and are often associated with prehistoric peoples. The word comes from the Greek words petro-, theme of the word "petra" meaning "stone", and glyphein meaning "to carve", and was originally coined in French as pétroglyphe. The term petroglyph should not be confused with petrograph, which is an image drawn or painted on a rock face. Both types of image belong to the wider and more general category of rock art or parietal art. Petroforms, or patterns and shapes made by many large rocks and boulders over the ground, are also quite different. Inukshuks are also uni

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 02, 2006

Date

2006-10-02

Description

Includes meeting agenda, along with additional information about memorandums. CSUN Session 36 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Las Vegas, Nevada - water facilities

Date

1951 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2. Las Vegas Land and Water Company -- General Manager, Manager of Properties, and Manager of Industrial Development in Los Angeles, California -- Industrial Development Subject Files

Mixed Content

Nevada Southern University; master plan

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00203
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 198

Archival Component

Condominium Apartments: Las Vegas, Nevada

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

This set includes a presentation book and cost estimate prepared for M and T Investments, Inc. (Client)

Archival Collection

Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 06, 1979

Date

1979-03-06

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 7 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 118

Description

118.1 Blurry picture identified as the Colorado River. ; 118.2 Postcard picture showing two airplanes, identified as Las Vegas, Nevada airport. ; 118.3 The silver spike that started work on Hoover Dam. September 17, 1930. ; 118.4 Courthouse for speeches; 9/17/30; 118.5 N.A.E. Transport over Boulder 9-17-30 ; 118.6 Postcard picture showing a mountain scene.

Nevada EPSCoR Women in Science and Engineering Records

Identifier

MS-00450

Abstract

The Nevada EPSCoR Women in Science and Engineering Records (1992-1998) consist primarily of budgets, staff resumes, program reviews and information, and correspondence pertaining to the Nevada Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Las Vegas chapter located at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The records also contain newsletters, conference materials, and graduate assistant information.

Archival Collection

Nevada Club Bar, Eureka, 1986

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005

Archival Component

Landscape view of Kimberly, Nevada: postcard

Date

1907

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)

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