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Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection

Identifier

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.

Archival Collection

The Boulder Club 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) -- An artistic rendition of the Boulder Club sign and marquee located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Postcard of Rhyolite, Nevada, 1909

Date

1909

Description

Rhyolite, Nevada.

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Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00033

Abstract

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.

Archival Collection

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

Date

1986

Description

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


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Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada, item 04

Description

Committee Chairmanship information.

Purple figure sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of purple neon figure over a mural of a person with their palms clasped.


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Reno Aces sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of a sign on the ground for the Reno Aces.

250 Evans Ave, Reno, NV 89501


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Unknown casino sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2019 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

An unknown sign in Reno reading "Casino."


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Winter on the Nevada Test Site: photographic print

Date

1945-19-82

Description

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

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