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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection

Description

The view of Duplex Mine in Searchlight, Nevada. Founded 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. At the Duplex mine discovered in 1898, a windowed building lies to to left of some machinery used for mining. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "Duplex Mine, Searchlight, Nev. Original Discovery 1898." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner.

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Nevada State Protection of Marriage Initiative Collection

MS-00527

Abstract

The Nevada State Protection of Marriage Initiative Collection (2000) consists of Clark County, Nevada petition signatures in favor of the initiative to exclude gay and lesbian Nevadans from marriage. The "Protection of Marriage Initiative" was also known as Question Two on the ballot. Much of this material is photocopied from the Nevada State Archives and contains pages from Clark County, including Boulder City, as well as notable Southern Nevada signatures.

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Two color photographs of Syphus home in Panaca, Nevada

Date

1973 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Syphus-Bunker Papers

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains two color photographs of the Home of Luke and Christiana Syphus and family.

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Slide of the Nugget Casino, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Description

A color image of the animated neon signs for the Nugget Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada, illuminated at night.

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Slide of the Nugget Casino, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1986

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Description

A color image of the animated neon signs for the Nugget Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada, illuminated at night.

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Slide of the Nugget Casino, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1986

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Description

A color image of the animated neon signs for the Nugget Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada, illuminated at night.

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Slide of the Nugget Casino, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1986

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Description

A color image of the animated neon signs for the Nugget Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada, illuminated at night.

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Slide of the Nugget Casino, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1986

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Description

A color image of the animated neon signs for the Nugget Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada, illuminated at night.

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Slide of the Nugget Casino, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1986

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Description

A color image of the animated neon signs for the Nugget Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada, illuminated at night.

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Slide of the Nugget Casino, Carson City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1986

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection

Description

A color image of the animated neon signs for the Nugget Casino, located in Carson City, Nevada, illuminated at night.

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