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Eileen Margaret Green Photograph Collection
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The Eileen Margaret Green Photograph Collection (approximately 1987) consists of photographs and a negative of rock art sites in Southern Nevada taken by Eileen Margaret Green, a former anthropology student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Eileen used the photographs in her 1987 master’s thesis, “A Cultural Ecological Approach to the Rock Art of Southern Nevada.”
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Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection
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The Harry Hayden Whiteley Photograph Collection (approximately 1940-1967) contains photographic prints and one photographic negative depicting buildings, people, and project locations associated with the Las Vegas, Nevada architect Harry Hayden Whiteley. There is also one album containing photographs of contemporary churches compiled by Whiteley between 1953 to 1958.
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Photographs of donations to Special Collections, Las Vegas, July, 12, 1977
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Photograph of donations to Special Collections, Las Vegas, 7/12/77
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Photograph of donations to Special Collections, Las Vegas, 7/12/77
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John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada
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The John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada (1898-1972) contains the professional papers and records of John Wittwer in his capacity as an Agricultural Extension agent for the University of Nevada from 1921 to 1954. The records are primarily annual reports containing text, photographs, newspaper clippings, and charts that provide a rich chronicle of the conditions of agriculture and ranching in southern Nevada from 1898 to 1972, with the bulk of the material dating from 1929 to 1955. These conditions span water issues, such as flood control and irrigation, to the general difficulties of sustaining agriculture and viable food production in a desert environment. The reports come from the Agricultural Experiment Stations in Clark and Lincoln counties and most contain both a statistical report and a narrative summary.
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Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection
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The Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (approximately 1940-1990) contains postcards primarily from Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada hotel and casinos. The remaining postcards depict casinos in other Nevada locations, other U.S. states, France, The Bahamas, and Puerto Rico. There are also a small number of non-casino postcards from areas around southern Nevada.
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Smith & Chandler Photograph Collection
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The Smith & Chandler Photograph Collection (approximately 1934-1978) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints. The images primarily depict the interior and exterior of the Smith & Chandler Indian Traders stores in both West Yellowstone, Montana and Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are images of the store’s floats included in the Helldorado parade in Las Vegas.
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Elmo and Charlotte Ellsworth Photograph Collection
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The Elmo and Charlotte Ellsworth Photograph Collection (approximately 1940-1959) is comprised of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives. The images depict Charlotte and Elmo Ellsworth. Also included is an image of Elmo Ellsworth on horseback at the Las Vegas, Nevada airport for the arrival of the first United Airlines flight and an image of people at the Last Frontier Village in Las Vegas.
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Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection
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The Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection (1910-1961) is comprised of photographic prints and one negative of the Denton family and friends, primarily taken in Nevada and Utah. Many photographs depict life in small Nevada towns, particularly Caliente. Photographs also depict Utah, Oregon, Washington D.C., and California, and unidentified desert and forest landscapes throughout the American West.
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