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Aid for AIDS of Nevada White Party flyer

Date

1997-08-16

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

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Photograph of Nevada Board of Regents, University of Nevada, Reno, January 1963

Date

1963-01

Description

Handwritten description provided on back of image: "University of Nevada Board of Regents, January 1963. (Photographed at UNR) L-R: around table (clockwise): Grant Davis; Juanita Greer White; Dr. Fred Anderson; Harold Jacobsen; Alice Terry, Secretary; Archie C. Grant, Chairman; Pres. Charles Armstrong; Ray Germain; Molly Magee; Dr. Louis Lombardi; Proctor Hug, Jr."

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William McLeod interview, March 16, 1978: transcript

Date

1978-03-16

Description

On March 16, 1978, Valerie McLeod interviewed her father William Lee McLeod (b. January 31st, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) about his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McLeod begins by speaking about his career as a contractor, the growth of Las Vegas and the city’s population. Moreover, he speaks about recreational activities such as riding motorcycles and exploring mines around Nevada. McLeod also spends time going over Indian reservations around Nevada and neighboring states, the Lost City in Nevada, boomtowns and ghost towns. Lastly, McLeod talks about the history of water and springs in the state of Nevada, what he would consider to be the Old Ranch and the stagecoaches that passed through Gold Point, Nevada.

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Postcard with caricature map of the state of Nevada, captioned "Greetings from Nevada," 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Postcard with caricature map of the state of Nevada, with illustrations of state-wide attractions and activities. Caption: "Greetings from Nevada."

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C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00350

Abstract

The C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada (approximately 1900-1915) contains individual black-and-white photographic prints, photographic albums, black-and-white and tinted postcards, and photographic negatives that document the history of early twentieth century Goldfield, Nevada. The images include photographic prints of Goldfield and surrounding areas during its peak years of 1906-1910; postcards showing scenes of Goldfield, Tonopah, and other areas in central Nevada; and negatives that contain images of Rinker's family and homelife in Indiana and Illinois.

Archival Collection

Photograph of businesses on the Nevada Highway, downtown Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

View of business on Nevada Highway, Boulder City, probably taken from intersection of Wyoming Street and Nevada Highway looking northeast. Signs for a Texaco station, Boulder City Drugs, the Manix Department Store and L.T. Meisner's Electric and Plumbing Shop are seen. The Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building is seen in the distance.

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UNLV Running Rebels fall to UNR (Nevada) in the Thomas and Mack Center January 7, 2015 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2015-01-07

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05).

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Nevada Empowered Women's Project Records

Identifier

MS-00517

Abstract

The Nevada Empowered Women's Project (NEW Project) Records (1996-2001) consists of brochures, newsclippings, federal and state agency reports, and manuals about poverty and welfare rights pertaining to the activism of the NEW Project, headquartered in Reno, Nevada. The material chronicles the battles over welfare reform in the 1990s and also includes the full agenda and report for the 1999 Welfare Reform Conference held in Washington, D.C.

Archival Collection

Postcard of Winnemucca, Nevada, 1911

Date

1911

Description

A picture postcard showing a panoramic view of Winnemucca, Nevada.

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Photograph of Pioche, Nevada, 1873

Date

1873

Description

Black and white photograph of Pioche, Nevada by John Banks.

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