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Photograph of a schoolhouse in Eagle Valley, Nevada, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Several people stand outside of a small wooden schoolhouse in Eagle Valley, Lincoln County, Nevada. The area is now part of Spring Valley State Park.

Image

Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Harrah's Hotel and Casino at night in Reno, Nevada. Don Rickles is featured on Harrah's marquee.

Image

Drawing of the Bank Club in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Interior drawing of the famous Bank Club in Reno, Nevada. Depicted are numerous men gambling.

Image

Harvey's Hotel and Casino in Stateline, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Postcard depicting fireworks exploding over Harvey's Resort, Hotel, and Casino in Stateline, Nevada.

Image

Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of a street passing through Searchlight, Nevada. Formed in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. Different shops and automobiles line the sides of the dirt road, while mountains and shrubs lie in the distance. Stores that reside on the left side of the street include The Big Store grocery and supply store, Arrowhead Garage, and a cafe. Buildings such as a garage and the Nevada Hotel stand on the opposing right side of the street. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.

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Postcard welcoming into Nevada, (Nev.), approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard depicting several scenes from Nevada. The caption reads, "Greetings from Nevada"

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Slide of protesters with a globe near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of people involved with the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing. One is holding a globe of the world.

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A Calendar of Events in Nevada compiled and written by the Nevada Federal Writer's Project, 1939

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Nevada Calendars
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00990
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Nevada Calendars
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Rearing Bait Fish in the Desert Southwest, Reno, Nevada: Nevada Department of Fish and Game, 1978

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: UA-00056
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

State of Nevada Legislative Briefing: Responding to Southern Nevada's Transportation and Air Quality Crisis, 2002

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00991
Collection Name: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component