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Nevada State Board of Education Questions for the Examination of Teachers

Identifier

MS-00036

Abstract

Nevada State Board of Education Questions for the Examination of Teachers (1894) consists of a single test booklet from the Nevada State Board of Education containing questions to test the knowledge of teachers. The test includes questions from subjects such as physiology, reading, orthography, geography, and United States history.

Archival Collection

Levi Walter Syphus Papers

Identifier

MS-00228

Abstract

The Levi Walter Syphus Papers date from 1889 to 1930 and document the activities of Levi Walter Syphus (1866-1949), a southern Nevada pioneer and state legislator. The collection contains a financial ledger, meeting minutes of the Board of Control of the Lincoln County Experiment Farm, and records of experiments in refining magnesite.

Archival Collection

Clipping with photograph of Catherine Jamerson Johnson, 1976

Date

1976

Description

Photograph from the funeral program of Catherine H. Jamerson Johnson (1917-1976). She worked at Sill's Drive-In and later became owner-operator of Hamburger Heaven.

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Photograph of Morris Johnson and Will Anderson, circa 1980

Date

1980 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Morris Johnson (hat and glasses). Johnson owned Hamburger Heaven until selling to Will (center) and Helen Anderson in 1980.

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Photograph of Hamburger Heaven interior during construction of an addition, circa 1980

Date

1980 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of the interior addition to Hamburger Heaven. The addition was built in the 1980s after the Andersons took over.

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Proclamation certificate for "That's What Friends are For" Day, October 10, 1987

Date

1987-10-10

Description

City of Las Vegas document announcing 1987 fundraiser that roasted Louis Conner at the Moulin Rouge.

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Photograph of black law enforcement officers, 2000

Date

2000

Description

(L-R) Charles Hank (Captain, Metro); Vic Dunn (Deputy Chief, North Las Vegas police); Greg Boyakins (Postal Inspector); Greg McCurdy (Las Vegas Metro); Chuck Mangrum (retired Lt., Metro)

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