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Slide of the desert near the Nevada Test Site, March 20, 1988

Date

1988-03-20

Description

Color image of the desert near the Nevada Test Site where the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience) gathered to demonstrate against nuclear testing.

Image

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Singapore Campus Class of 2009 Inaugural Commencement Ceremony program

Date

2009-06-06

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

Text

Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Records

Identifier

MS-01183

Abstract

The Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Records (approximately 1887-1978) contain the business records of the company, including correspondence, freight bills, ledgers, maps, leaching data, and books relating to mining. The majority of the records post-date the company's name change to Kennecott Mining Company.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a man and mule in the Nevada desert, 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Collage of a man and a mule in the Nevada desert. Possibly a postcard. Caption on the right reads: "40 miles from wood, 50 miles from water, 10 feet from hell, God bless our home." Bottom of photograph reads: "'Nevada' 561."

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Slide of the Deser-est Motel, Ely, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of neon signs for the Deser-est Motel, located in Ely, Nevada, at night.

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Slide of Austin Pool and Slots, Austin, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for Austin Pool, Slots and Liquor, located in Austin, Nevada.

Image

Photograph of Wahmonie, Nevada, circa 1928-1929

Date

1928 to 1929

Description

The view view from a distance of Wahmonie, Nevada. Handwritten on back of image: "Wahmonie; Fred Wilson."

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Photograph of Dexter Mill, Tuscarora, Nevada, 1911

Date

1911

Description

Two men standing beside a horse-drawn sagebrush wagon at Dexter Mill in Tuscarora, Nevada.

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Railroad outside Millers, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1908

Description

Railroad outside Millers, Nevada in 1908. Inscription with the image reads, "(David Garcia 1-26-90)."

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"Help Nevada Get In The Scrap!" Poster

Identifier

MS-01129

Abstract

"Help Nevada Get In The Scrap!" Poster (approximately 1941-1945) is a single poster produced by the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II as part of the "Victory Home" (V-Home) campaign. The poster outlines what common household items like tin cans, iron and steel scrap, and stockings and rags can be salvaged and sent to war production plants. The poster also lists the five point program of all V-Homes and also includes spaces where households could write the names of their Block Leader, Salvage Chairman, and Air Raid Warden. This poster lists Nellie Cashman of Las Vegas, Nevada as the Block Leader.

Archival Collection