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Chabad of Southern Nevada

Chabad of Southern Nevada was established in 1990 by Rabbi Shea Harlig and his wife Dina Harlig. It is an outpost of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch organization that provides social services and educational programs for members of the Jewish community. Chabad of Southern Nevada is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and has six affiliated centers: Chabad of Summerlin, Chabad of Green Valley, Chabad of East-Or Bamidbar, Chabad of Southwest, Chabad Hebrew Center, and Chabad Student Services at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Photographic postcard of Cathedral Gorge in Eastern Nevada: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1965 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection

Description

From the Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection (PH-00312

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Photograph of the Southern Nevada Forwarding Company steam train near the railyards, Goldfield (Nev.), 1904

Date

1904

Archival Collection

Central Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description

Caption: Freight lifting by traction to Goldfield

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Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection

MS-00251

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Collection documents the social and political activities of Las Vegas, Nevada's LGBTQ community from 1955 to 2020. The collection includes hundreds of newspaper articles about LGBTQ issues, ranging from AIDS to Nevada legislation. The collection also documents the presence of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas, including material from gay bars, nightclubs, social clubs, advocacy and political organizations, entertainers, and student groups. Previously known as the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection.

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Postcard of Rhyolite, Nevada, 1909

Date

1909

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection

Description

Rhyolite, Nevada.

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Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection

PH-00033

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The Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection contains photographs of Nevada from 1873 to 1951. The photographs primarily depict the towns of Pioche, Candelaria, and Tonopah in the early-twentieth century. The photographs also depict Nevada Governor Emmett D. Boyle and U.S. Senators William M. Stewart and Key Pittman. The collection contains two images related to the Women's Suffrage movement, including Governor Boyle signing a resolution in favor of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Anne Martin's campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1918. Lastly, the photographs also depict mining operations in Bullionville and Candelaria.

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Nevada Club flag mount wall sign, Eureka, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Archival Collection

Northern Nevada Neon Photograph Collection

Description

Exterior view of the Nevada Club in Eureka, NV during the day.


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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson cutting the ribbon at the opening of Nevada State Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Oran K. Gragson Photographs

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson cutting the ribbon at the opening of Nevada State Bank. The white-haired gentlemen standing to his left is former Nevada Governor Vail Pittman. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Vail Montgomery Pittman (September 17, 1880[a] – January 29, 1964) was an American politician. He was the 19th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Pittman moved to Tonopah, Nevada in 1904 and began a successful newspaper publishing career. He met Ida Louise Brewington there and they married in Reno, Nevada on May 20, 1919. He and his wife bought the "Ely Daily Times" in Ely, Nevada and moved there in April of 1920 and began what was to be a very successful business. Elected to the Nevada State Senate, Pittman was in the position from 1925 to 1928. Pittman was elected the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 1942. He was a candidate in the Democratic primary for United States Senate in 1944, but was defeated by the incumbent, Pat McCarran. He became governor when Edward P. Carville resigned in 1945. He was elected in 1946 to a term of his own and Pittman served until 1951. He and his wife moved back to Ely and continued operating the "Ely Daily Times" and traveling extensively. He served as a member of the 1960 Democratic National Committee.

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Photostat of a vineyard, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1928

Date

1925 to 1930

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection

Description

Three year old vineyard in Las Vegas, Nevada. Caption: "Las Vegas and Clark County Nevada. With the compliments of Las Vegas, Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, Nevada." Negative image.

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Winter on the Nevada Test Site: photographic print

Date

1945-19-82

Archival Collection

U.S. Department of Energy Photograph Collection on the Nevada Test Site

Description

Winter on the Nevada Test site. Photo was taken from the mesas in the northwest region.

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