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Smithsonian letter; letter from St. Thomas, Nevada; notes about Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1900 to 1974

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 19

Archival Component

New Years Eve firework celebrations in Las Vegas: video

Date

2000-12-31 to 2001-01-01

Description

Aerial footage from local Las Vegas, Nevada news stations of New Years Eve fireworks going off along Las Vegas Boulevard. Various songs play over the video footage; for other videos you can hear crowds cheering, fireworks erupting, and music playing in the distance. The Stardust Hotel is featured in most of the videos. Final segment is an actual newsbroadcast segment that also shows Times Square in New York City. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) -- Photographs and audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

Moving Image

Photograph of a Northern Paiute couple carrying railroad ties, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from the photograph: "Northern Paiute - 5. Indian couple carrying railroad ties. Scenes like this were not uncommon in the early 1900s. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

Image

Photograph of board members signing contract, Overton (Nev.), 1925-1935

Date

1925 to 1935

Description

Board members sign a contract, possibly for a land deal (although there is disagreement on the origin of the photo). W. A. Davis says Cutright's original caption is incorrect: "Wilbur Mills (?) signing part of the contract [for dam], at 6 Co. Office. See Image pho023268, 0123 0168 for another photo and alternate caption.

Image

Stardust New Years countdown (various cuts/options): video

Date

2000

Description

Overlayed footage of the Stardust sign, the Stardust Hotel tower, and the Wayne Newton Theater sign. On top of all those layered visuals is a red flashing number countdown from 10 to 1 and "Happy New Year 2001". Footage varies slightly and repeats throughout the video. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) -- Photographs and audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

Moving Image

Photographs of scenery (Alaska), mid 1900s

Date

1935 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Twenty-three snapshots miscellaneous views of Leonard Fayle's trip to Alaska.

Image

Photograph of a man standing outside of a brick building, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Man wearing suit and hat standing outside by the wall of a brick building
Caption: Texas

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