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Photograph of Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas), 1912

Date

1910 to 1915

Description

The Hotel Nevada on the corner of Main and Fremont in 1912. Transcribed from the original: "Nevada Hotel - named Sal Sagev much later --Shirley Swanson." Wharton Drug Company named in the bottom left-hand corner of the postcard.
Site Name: Hotel Nevada
Address: 1 Fremont Street

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Photograph of Nevada desert, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Collage of a mule in the Nevada desert. Possibly a postcard. Caption on the top reads: "O, Dont [sic] you remember the desert old pal, the desert with scenery like this, a Joshua Palm and a lonesome old Jack, the fortunes you dream of but miss." Caption on the bottom left reads: "40 miles from wood, 50 miles from water, 10 feet from hell, God bless our home."

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Photographic slide of mountains, Nevada, circa 1965

Date

1965 (year approximate)

Description

An aerial view of an unidentified mountain and desert area in Clark County, Nevada.

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Photographic slide of mountains, Nevada, circa 1965

Date

1965 (year approximate)

Description

An aerial view of an unidentified mountain and desert area in Clark County, Nevada.

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Photograph of test site in Nevada, Circa 1960

Date

1960

Description

Oversize color image of atomic bomb exploding at Nevada Test Site.

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Letter and envelope from John M Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1894-08-27

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

Text

Slide of a kite flying near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of a kite with the word "peace" on it, flown by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing.

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Slide of a kite flying near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of a kite with the word "peace" on it, flown by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing.

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Slide of Shorty's Club, Elko, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

An image of the neon sign for Shorty's Club, located on Railroad Street in Elko. The neon sign depicts a small man wearing a blue hat standing beside the words: "Shorty's Club." A sign advertising the "First Federal Savings of Nevada" can be seen in the distance.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records

Identifier

UA-00075

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records (2013-2021) are comprised of records documenting the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's participation in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon collegiate competition. The collection includes records created by the 2013, 2017, and 2020 UNLV teams (Team Las Vegas) in designing and building their respective competition entries: DesertSol, Sinatra Living, and Mojave Bloom. Records include competition application files, working project files, As-Built submittal packets, and promotional and marketing files for the competition. The majority of records in this collection represent the 2017 competition. Archived websites and social media accounts associated with Team Las Vegas and the Solar Decathlon competition are also included in the collection. The records document Team Las Vegas's efforts in designing and building energy efficient homes for the Solar Decathlon competition.

Archival Collection