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Postcard of Iceberg Canyon, Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950

Date

1935 to 1950

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of Iceberg Canyon at Lake Mead on the Colorado River towards Hoover Dam.

Image

Photograph of the recreational building, Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931

Date

1931-10-12

Description

The grayscale view of the recreational building for the Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

South view of the Colorado River: photographic print

Date

1910 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)

Description

A south view of the Colorado River, approximately five miles below the Hoover Dam.

Image

Photograph of the Colorado River Ferry in Black Canyon, circa late 1920s to early 1930s

Date

1926 to 1933

Description

A ferry that went across Colorado River while Hoover Dam was being built.

Image

Postcard of a beach and docking area, Lake Mead, 1934-1952

Date

1934 to 1952

Description

View of a boat landing and bathing beach near Hoover Dam at Lake Mead.

Image

The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, December 23, 1954

Date

1954-12-23

Archival Collection

Description

Official publication of Las Vegas, Nevada Rotary Club

Text

The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 6, 1955

Date

1955-01-06

Archival Collection

Description

Official publication of Las Vegas, Nevada Rotary Club

Text

Dennis McBride Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00263

Abstract

The Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (approximately 1904-2018) contains over 5,000 individual photographic prints, negatives, digital images, and postcards that depict various events, people, and locations, across southern Nevada, particularly from the 1960s to the 1990s. The postcards depict a large number of hotels and casinos in cities throughout Nevada including Las Vegas, Tahoe, Reno, and Boulder City. The photographs depict a variety of events held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives, local branches of the Las Vegas Public Library, and local community spaces and stores. The collection also includes a detailed list of photographs from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) events taking place across Las Vegas from 1996 to 2018 including Pride parades, social gatherings in bars and nightclubs, holiday celebrations, and political marches and demonstrations.

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00802

Abstract

This collection is comprised of research files dating from approximately 1980 to 2021 created by Boulder City Nevadan, Dennis McBride, primarily in support of his book, Out of the Neon Closet: A History of Gay Las Vegas on the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, gay, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Southern Nevada. Materials in this collection also include ephemera and clippings documenting LGBTQ establishments and organizations in Las Vegas, biographies of individuals, and other issues pertinent to the LGBTQ community. This collection also includes some materials about the LGBTQ community and their issues in Northern Nevada. The collection represents McBride's overall efforts to document and preserve the history of the LGBTQ community in Nevada.

Archival Collection