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Southern Nevada Neon Survey Records

Identifier

PH-00401

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Neon Survey Records (2002-2003, 2016-2018) are comprised of digital photographs and survey forms documenting neon signs in Las Vegas, Nevada. The records represent work done for the Neon Survey, which was a collaborative project conducted by the Neon Museum and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. The survey forms document information on each sign such as the name and address associated with the signs, physical condition, artistic significance, and general history. The collection represents the efforts of two cultural heritage organizations in Las Vegas to document and preserve the artistic and historical significance of Nevada's neon heritage.

Archival Collection

Nevada Law School Liaison Committee report and Law School Advisory Board correspondence

Date

1973 to 1974

Description

Folder contains a report from the Liaison Committee with the Nevada Legislative Commission on the Nevada Law School, and Law School Advisory Board correspondence. From the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law Records (UA-00048).

Text

Photograph of Mesquite Well, Nevada, 1908

Date

1908

Archival Collection

Description

Two men with a horse drawn wagon at the Mesquite Well in Nevada.

Image

Goldfield, Nevada, railway and terrain: postcard

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1977 (year approximate)

Description

Postcard of Goldfield, Nevada depicting a painting of a grassy terrain and a railway.

Image

Las Vegas Israelite of Nevada

Motto

One man plus the truth constitutes a majority!

Description

Newspaper published since 1965 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional issues available online at Las Vegas Israelite.

1965
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1966
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1967
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1968
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

Language

English

English

Frequency

Weekly

Place of Publication

Geographic Coverage

Library of Congress Control Number (lccn)

sn86076010

OCLC Number

13499607

The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs

Identifier

PH-00122

Abstract

The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs (approximately 1900-1930) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting Agnes Murphy Neve, Luke Whitney, Julia Whitney, and Alfred Syphus near the Whitney family ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada. One image portrays an overflow drainage pipe connected to the St. Thomas pond near Bunkerville, Nevada.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 26th commencement program

Date

1989-05-14

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

Text

Photograph of Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1907

Date

1907

Description

Landscape views of Rhyolite, Nevada before it became a ghost town.

Image

Photograph of Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

The ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada with abandoned buildings and desert views.

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Tonopah, Nevada Promotional Film

Identifier

MS-01125

Abstract

The Tonopah, Nevada Promotional Film consists of a ten-minute promotional film of Tonopah, Nevada from approximately 1912 to 1918. The film shows a celebration that took place primarily in front of the Mizpah Hotel as well as shots of Tonopah and surrounding mining operations. The original nitrate film was found in the basement of the Mizpah Hotel when Frank E. Scott, Chairman of the Union Plaza Hotel, bought and renovated the Mizpah in 1980.

Archival Collection