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"Origin and Growth of City Library", 1946

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas City Commission Records
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Collection Number: MS-00237
Collection Name: Las Vegas City Commission Records
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Howard Hughes and Edward Lund at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937

Date

1937-01-19

Description

Howard Hughes and Edward Lund walking away from Hughes Racer in Newark Airport.

Image

Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00049

Abstract

The Requests from Residents and Business Owners to City Officials of Las Vegas, Nevada (1940) consist of formal petitions which were filed with the City of Las Vegas Clerk, and letters to the Mayor and City Commissioners dating from February 1, 1940 to December 4, 1940. The petitions, including one from the Westside Improvement Association, requested infrastructure improvements and zoning restrictions, while others criticized city government actions related to maintenance of public areas and inaction on previous petitions. Additional requests addressed commercial and residential zoning enforcement and clarification regarding new construction.

Archival Collection

Boulder City, Nevada organizational posters

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
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Collection Number: MS-00955
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Boulder City, Nevada regional maps

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00955
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maps and Brochures
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph and newspaper article about Tom Godbey, Boulder City News, June 19, 1946

Date

1946-06-19

Description

A photograph of Tom Godbey prepared by the "Boulder City News" for an article titled, "Jaycees Fete Tom Godbey Outstanding Vet Father" Wednesday June 19, 1946. The photograph is wrapped in paper, so only Tom Godbey's portrait is showing. The original image also has an unidentified woman in it. The paper has the following writing on it: "one zinc halftone, 85 screen, 12 pixels wide, mounted flush on sides Boulder City News Bob Carter". The corresponding Boulder City News article from Wednesday June 19, 1946 is included with the image.

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Boulder City Animal Control Facility

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00843
Collection Name: Alton Dean Jensen Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of the Penguin Restaurant, Carson City, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the front exterior and neon sign for the blue and white Penguin Restaurant, located in Carson City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, circa 1980

Date

1978 to 1982

Description

Exterior view of Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and others at Newark Airport, New Jersey, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes in center leaves Newark Airport with party enroute to Washington, D.C. 7/21/38."

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