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Letter and envelope from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to John M. Bunker, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada

Date

1892-03-07

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, the original envelope but with no stamp or postmark, and a copy of the original letter.

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Branding cattle on the Fallini Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.C. Fallini Family (Twin Springs, Nevada). Ray Fallini, kneeling, is marking the animal’s ear during what is called the "knife work." Joe Fallini is on the dark horse.

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Kenneth Hughes on the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1937

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. Kenneth Hughes wearing a new hat and vest purchased by his father. Model-T Ford in background belonged to a man named Red Hennis, who worked on the ranch.

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Photograph of a group of people in Nevada, circa 1920s to 1940s

Date

1920 to 1949

Description

Description given with image: "A group of people with Delphine Squires in the front having lunch on grade at 69 mile post in Nevada."

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Photograph of J.C. Kinnear, Jr., Nevada, 1960-1961

Date

1960 to 1961

Description

Black and white photograph of Mr. J.C. Kinnear, Jr., General Manager of Kennecott Copper Corporation, Nevada Mines Division.

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Las Vegas LGBTQ Community Center of Southern Nevada Audiovisual Collection

Identifier

MS-01098

Abstract

The Las Vegas LGBTQ Community Center of Southern Nevada Audiovisual Collection contains seventeen VHS tapes which contain recordings of "Beyond the Rainbow" a Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada Cable show; the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada 1998 and 1999 Honorariums; and news program relating to "Pride Ride 2000." "Beyond the Rainbow" was a weekly cable show sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada created not just to reach the LGBTQ+ community, but anyone interested in learning more about the community and the issues faced by its members. Programming explored a number of topics including employment, personal safety, families, relationships, diversity, and spirituality.

Archival Collection

Nevada Southern University master plan: architectural drawings, image 004

Date

1961-10-26

Description

Existing plan for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus from flat file 198 of the James B. McDaniel Architectural Records. This sheet includes a legend of campus buildings.

Southern Nevada business photographs, 1960-2007

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Southern Nevada business photographs depict businesses and businesspeople in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1964 to 2007. The photographs primarily depict employees of the Central Telephone Company, advertising agencies, and other businesses.

Archival Collection

Frank Mitrani Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc.

Identifier

PH-00230

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc. contains photographs of the construction of Basic Magnesium Inc.'s plants and buildings from 1941 to 1942. The photographs primarily depict aerial views of the plant site and various buildings, including the administration building, tent camp, chlorination buildings, electrolysis facilities, electrical distribution systems, and warehouses. The photographs also depict Lake Mead and the early buildings in Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Original bar, Carver's Station, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1948

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). Jean Dutton Carver, Gerald Miller Carver, two unidentified cowboys from the R.O. Ranch, and Patsy Wohlgamuth (identified from left to right). The bar originally came from a hotel located in Round Mountain, Nevada. The hotel had been badly damaged by a flood in 1931 and the bar itself was washed away. The Carvers found where it had been deposited by the flood waters, dug it up, and refinished it when they constructed their bar at Carver's Station. 

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