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Protestors outside of U.S. Department of Energy Building: photographic slide

Date

1979-04

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). One of the signs read, "NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS WE PLAN THEM IN NEVADA". Another one reads, "unplanned radiation = TRADGEDY planned radiation = MURDER". Another one reads, "planned Radiation = planned Cancer. Another reads, "AN ALLOWABLE LEVEL OF RADIATION IS AN ALLOWABLE LEVEL OF CANCER WHO DECIDES". Another one reads, "RADIATION AND CANCER GO HAND IN HAND". The other signs are not legible. 

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Artistic protest poster from an unidentified artist protesting outside of UNLV Moyer Student Union in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1979-04

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). The protest poster reads, "No sweat folks, just a little problem here in the core."

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Unidentified protestors outside of UNLV Moyer Student Union in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1979-08

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). The first protest sign on the left reads, "No nuclear weapons." The second protest sign reads, "Destroy weapons leave people standin'." The last protest sign on the right reads, "Radiation & Cancer are personal friends."

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Unidentified protestors outside of UNLV Moyer Student Union in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1979-04

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). A banner attached to a stage reads, "Give to Earth A Nuclear-Free Humanity. Sagebrush Alliance." The first protest sign on the left reads, "Unplanned radiation = tragedy. Planned radiation = murder." The second protest sign on the right reads, "Hell no we won't glow."

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Mayme Hooper and her husband Albert Hooper in front of Stone House on their ranch in Monitor Valley, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1940 to 1943

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.C. Hooper Family. The Hoopers lived in Stone House for 50 years; the building is a historic site and once served as a stage coach stop.

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The Fairbanks' home in the background in Shoshone, California: photographic print

Date

1910 to 1915

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.F. Lowe Family. Shoshone, California, between 1910 and 1915. Herman Jones is second from the left. Fourth from the right is Celestia Fairbanks, grandmother of Celesta Lisle Lowe. Third from right is R. J. "Dad" Fairbanks, husband of Celestia Fairbanks and grandfather of Celesta Lisle Lowe. Shorty Harris, co-discoverer of Bullfrog, often stayed in one of the Fairbanks bedrooms. He was noted for his loud snoring, which often caused people to think he was snoring to death

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