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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing changes in the piezometric surface between February 1944 and February 1956

Date

1965

Description

Scale 1:62,500 (W 115°15´--W 114°45´/N 36°30´--N 36°00´). 1 map : col. ; 58 x 70 cm. Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) ; 1780. Relief shown by contours. Originally published as plate 6 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780. Includes township and range lines. Interior, Geological Survey

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Hotel Nevada Guest Register

Identifier

MS-00634

Abstract

The Hotel Nevada Guest Register (1910-1911) consists of one register from the Hotel Nevada, which opened on the southeast corner of Main Street and Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1906. This particular volume lists guest names and their home citieslocated on the corner of Fremont and Main Streets.

Archival Collection

Stagecoach in Nevada, image 001: photographic print

Date

1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)

Description

Unidentified individuals on a stagecoach ride through Nevada.

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Nevada State Highway Commission Reports

Identifier

MS-00703

Abstract

The Nevada State Highway Commission Reports (1917-1972) contain biennial reports regarding completed and planned projects of the Nevada Department of Highways.

Archival Collection

The first Mormon Latter Day Saints chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Pictured is the first LDS (Mormon) chapel in Las Vegas. Construction was begun in 1924 & completed in 1925. The chapel was located on the northwest corner of 6th & Carson streets. It is presently located on Eastern near Washington (in L.V.) at which place this photo was taken.

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Collage of Hotels in Nevada and Arizona: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Las Vegas, Nevada scenes including Sal Sagev Hotel, Hoover Dam, a gambling scene, and the El Trovatore Autel and Challenger Auto Court (east of Kingman, Arizona).

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Newspaper, Nevada State Journal June 2, 1918

Date

1918-06-02

Description

Articles demonstrate attitudes and activities of women during World War including home economics, fashion, want ads. "Hooverized" recipes Herbert Hoover head of Amercan Food Administration encouraged Americans to voluntarily reduce food consumption to avoid rationing. Michelin Man

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Aid for AIDS of Nevada volunteer form

Date

2000-04-09

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

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Nevada Burial Records of Stewart Ranch

Date

1905 to 1913

Description

The Nevada Burial Records of Stewart Ranch (1905-1913) consist of a ledger recording those buried at Stewart Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. The entries in the ledger document the names of the deceased and where they died. Some entries have additional information explaining how the person died and their height and weight.

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Nevada Library Directories, Statistics, and Handbook

Identifier

MS-00706

Abstract

The Nevada Library directories and statistics date from 1954 to 1992. The Library Association Handbook is dated December 31, 1987. Records were created by the Nevada State Library and Archives and its predecessor the Nevada State Library.

Archival Collection