The Marco Dobro Photograph Collection, approximately 1910 to 1960, contains black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, slides, and postcards. Images consist primarily of locations in and around Tonopah, Goldfield, and Wells, Nevada, including Dobro's Nevada Cafe in Tonopah. Many images feature Dobro with friends and associates. A small number of images show locations in Southern California.

The William J. Moore Jr. Photograph Collection (approximately 1942-1960) consists of black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and one oversize image depicting William "Bill" J. Moore Jr.'s career as a casino operator in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images include events at the Moore family home and the Hotel Last Frontier. Also included are images of Moore with politicians, casino operators, and other notable figures in Las Vegas.

The Geneva Stark Merwin Photograph Collection features photographic prints and negatives of locations throughout Pahrump, Nevada between 1941 and 1942. Primary locations include a Pahrump school and Pahrump Ranch, as well as locations in local fields and mountains. The photographs capture candid scenes of people walking to school and feeding animals.

The Relda Leavitt Photograph Collection (1983) consists of reproductions of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of images taken between approximately 1913 and 1954. The images depict Leavitt’s relatives in Southern Nevada. Other images portray students at the 5th Street Grammar School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Nino Maurizi Photograph Collection consists of two black-and-white photographic prints and corresponding negatives of Nino Maurizi at the Mount Charleston Camp for the Las Vegas Army Air Field in 1943. Images depict Maurizi standing at the entrance of Mount Charleston Camp as well as inside the camp.

The Hotel Last Frontier Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides depicting scenes inside and outside the Hotel Last Frontier in Las Vegas, Nevada between approximately 1940 and 1969. The collection also includes photographs under its alternate names: the Last Frontier and the New Frontier Hotel and Casino.

The UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection of Book Illustrations (approximately 1900-2000) consists of photographic reproductions of book illustrations. The images relate to the history of Nevada, with a lesser focus on the broader American West.