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Photograph of Jim Butler, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

Jim Butler, the prospector who struck the first gold and silver ores in Tonopah, Nevada circa 1900, sitting in a rocking chair, probably in Tonopah.

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

Date

1984

Description

Color image of activists erecting a wooden cross in the desert. They are part of the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing.

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Harry S. Truman, U.S. president, Vail Pittman, Nevada governor and Pat McCarran, Nevada senator, image 002 of 003: photographic print

Date

1948-10

Description

Harry S. Truman, Vail Pittman, and Pat McCarran in a car on the day of Truman's speech in front of the State Building in Reno, Nevada

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Dora Tevez Herrman teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) to members of the Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA) in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dora Tevez Herrman is a teacher of English-As-A-Second Language at the Nevada Association of Latin Americans (NALA), a community-based non-profit organization in Las Vegas. Her services are vital in helping Hispanic immigrants to learn English and to more easily assimilate into life in the United States. Dora Tevez Herrman went on to become a teacher, Assistant Principal and Principal in the Clark County School District.

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Mapes Money Tree Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1979 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Mapes Money Tree Casino in Reno, Nevada at night circa 1979

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Mapes Money Tree Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1970 (year approximate) to 1989 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Mapes Money Tree Casino in Reno, Nevada circa 1970s-1980s

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Shops on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: photograph

Date

1946 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Fremont Street postcard, Las Vegas Nevada. Text at the bottom reads: "New shops along the Main Street-Las Vegas, Nev."

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Gambers at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- People playing roulette at the Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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San Francisco Call - Nevada Edition: newspaper issue

Date

1905-05-23

Archival Collection

Description

From the C. A. Earle Rinker Papers (MS-00514) -- Series III: Maps, newspapers, souvenirs, and ephemera -- Newspapers from Goldfield, Nevada and various locations.

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Photograph collage of the Southern Nevada Fair, 1923, image 1

Date

1923

Description

Aerial, black and white view of downtown Las Vegas at the Southern Nevada Fair. This photo is part of a collage of eight photos mounted on a card stock.

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