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Pahrump, Nevada, 1910-1990

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Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs from Pahrump, Nevada from 1910 to 1950, and document the activities of the Hughes, Ruud, Turner, Wiley, Ford, Hafen, and Brown families. Materials include photographs of animals, ranch work, buildings, cattle, wells, crops, Cathedral Canyon, the airstrip, homesteading grounds, cabins, mushroom clouds from the Nevada Test Site, the First Pahrump Harvest Festival, ranchers, the Pahrump School, the Pahrump Trading Post, irrigation systems, Noonday Mill, and the Pahrump Store. Materials also contain photographs of several ranches in the Pahrump Valley, including the Pahrump Ranch, Hidden Hills (Yount) Ranch, Resting Spring Ranch, Wiley Ranch, and Hafen Ranch.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

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C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00350

Abstract

The C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada (approximately 1900-1915) contains individual black-and-white photographic prints, photographic albums, black-and-white and tinted postcards, and photographic negatives that document the history of early twentieth century Goldfield, Nevada. The images include photographic prints of Goldfield and surrounding areas during its peak years of 1906-1910; postcards showing scenes of Goldfield, Tonopah, and other areas in central Nevada; and negatives that contain images of Rinker's family and homelife in Indiana and Illinois.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Alumni Association Sports Memorabilia Collection

Identifier

UA-00069

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Alumni Association of Sports Memorabilia collection is comprised of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) sports memorabilia collected by the UNLV Alumni Association from the 1970s to 1997. The collection primarily includes memorabilia relating to UNLV basketball during the late 1980s and the early 1990s.

Archival Collection

Topographic map of groundwater in the southwest quadrangle of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1985

Date

1985

Description

'Las Vegas Area Map 3Bf.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey.' ' Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, Nevada.' Scale 1:24,000 (W 115°15´00?--W 115°07´30? / N 36°07´30?--N 36°00´00?). Series: Las Vegas area map ; 3Bf. Urban area maps. Las Vegas area map ; 3Bf. Relief shown by contour lines and spot heights. Title in right and left margins: Las Vegas SW quad : ground water. Title on publications list on Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology website: Groundwater map of the Las Vegas SW quadrangle. Series: Urban area maps [Las Vegas area map] from list of publications on Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology website. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Panaca, Nevada, 1890-1972

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Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials include photographs of Panaca, Nevada from 1890 to 1972, including photographs of Panaca's schools, buildings, Elbert Edwards's family home, geographic features near the town, and people working.

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

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Slide of downtown Reno, Nevada, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

A black and white image of downtown Reno. People and cars are seen sharing the small space of an alleyway while neon signs hang in the air above them. Some of the signs read: "Harrah's Bingo;" "Harold's Club, Race Horse Booking;" "Redo Cafe;" and "Palace Club." Text on the bottom of the image reads: "Douglas Alley, Reno, Nevada." Site Name: Douglas Alley (Reno, Nev.)

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UNLV University Libraries Collection on Goldfield, Nevada

Identifier

MS-00010

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Goldfield, Nevada Collection dates from 1906 to 2009, with the bulk dating from 1906 to 1917 and documents the mining, business, and civic history of Goldfield, Nevada. Items in the collection include a program from the Nelson-Gans boxing match, a letter from H. M. Yerington describing the miners' strike, mine prospectuses, and minutes from the Goldfield Woman's Club.

Archival Collection

"Souvenir of Tonopah, Nevada" with photos from Goldfield, Tonopah, and Searchlight, Nevada: photograph album, image 028

Description

From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361) -- Shown is a miniature photograph of Goldfield, Nevada. Written on the photograph, "Ore dump on the sandstorm ore shipped ran $60,000 per. town".

"Souvenir of Tonopah, Nevada" with photos from Goldfield, Tonopah, and Searchlight, Nevada: photograph album, image 030

Description

From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361) -- Shown is a miniature photograph of Goldfield, Nevada. Written on the photograph, "Jumbo Mine. Leasers took out $1,500,000 in eight months".

An Archeological Element for the Nevada Historic Preservation Plan 1982, Las Vegas, Nevada: Nevada Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, 1982

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
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Collection Number: UA-00056
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
Box/Folder: Box 07

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