Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 131 - 140 of 5209

Wall of Hope Portraits

Identifier

PH-00409

Abstract

The collection is comprised of sixty-four black-and-white digital photographs of Holocaust survivors who live in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs were taken by Lyn Robinson in 2012 for a photographic exhibit, the Wall of Hope. The permanent exhibit is on display at the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00410

Abstract

The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada Photograph Collection contains mainly candid photographs of events and individuals affiliated with the Las Vegas-based Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada (GLCCSN) dating from 1993 to 2000. Photographs depict events honoring prominent members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer community; meetings at GLCCSN; and candidate nights for members of the community running for public office. The collection also includes a number of photographs of the Freedom to Marry celebration at the GLCCSN and the Gay Pride Las Vegas festival from 1998 to 1999.

Archival Collection

Tonopah, Nevada Mining Town Photograph Album

Identifier

PH-00411

Abstract

The Tonopah, Nevada Mining Town Photograph Album (approximately 1908) consists of twenty-two photographs in a leather-bound album. The photographs depict businesses, townspeople, street scenes, and mining operations in Tonopah, Nevada and the surrounding areas of Goldfield, Nevada and Mina, Nevada. Also included are photographs of a fire on May 12, 1908 that destroyed a block of commercial buildings in Tonopah, which were taken by local photographer E. W. Smith., and views of the downtown area both before and after the fire.

Archival Collection

D. L. Washburn Photograph Collection on Sasha's Nightclub and Restaurant

Identifier

PH-00412

Abstract

The D. L. Washburn Photograph Collection on Sasha's Nightclub and Restaurant is comprised of primarily candid photographs of patrons and entertainers such as musicians, female impersonators, and male strippers at Sasha's Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 2001 to 2003. The collection includes photographs of Sasha Scarlett with patrons and entertainers at the nightclub. The majority of individuals in this collection are unidentified.

Archival Collection

Brian Jones Collection of Henderson, Nevada Aerial Photographs

Identifier

PH-00413

Abstract

The Brian Jones Collection of Henderson, Nevada Aerial Photographs contain 107 4"x6" photographic prints of Henderson, Nevada and the surrounding area from approximately 1997 to 2002 taken by longtime Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Brian Jones. Images depict the construction of residential areas, roads, and commercial buildings. Other images include the Green Valley community, Galleria at Sunset Mall, St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), and Henderson City Hall. Lastly, there are images of parking lots, industrial areas, and airport runways in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Aerial Photographs

Identifier

PH-00417

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Collection of Aerial Photographs (1943-1998) contains aerial photographic prints primarily of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, as well as other locations outside of Las Vegas including Laughlin, Nevada and Arizona.

Archival Collection

Nevada Research Labs Photographs

Identifier

PH-00418

Abstract

The Nevada Research Labs Photographs (1958-1964) include three folders containing aerial photographic prints depicting flood plains in Nevada and the Nevada Test Site.

Archival Collection

Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs

Identifier

PH-00419

Abstract

The Thomas R. Schiff Panoramic Photographs (2001-2009) are comprised of physical and digital panoramic photographs of hotel casinos and other locations around Las Vegas, Nevada used in his book, Vegas 360°. The collection includes photographs of local businesses, casinos around downtown Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas Strip including the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Bally's Las Vegas, Caesars Palace, Fremont Street, and New York-New York Hotel & Casino. Photographs are available as both digital files and physical prints.

Archival Collection

Major Galen F. Bartmus Collection of Nellis Air Force Base Photographs

Identifier

PH-00421

Abstract

The Major Galen F. Bartmus Collection of Nellis Air Force Base Photographs is comprised of black-and-white photographic prints taken at and around Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada between 1950 and 1953.

Archival Collection

Marion Brooks Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00422

Abstract

The Marion Brooks Photograph Collection (approximately 1983-1989) contains one black-and-white photographic negative depicting Brooks with his family and associates, as well as three black-and-white photographic negatives of the Blue Diamond Mine in Clark County, Nevada. These negatives are reproductions of originals loaned to UNLV University Libraries Special Collection and Archives in 1983.

Archival Collection