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Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection

Identifier

MS-00251

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Collection documents the social and political activities of Las Vegas, Nevada's LGBTQ community from 1955 to 2020. The collection includes hundreds of newspaper articles about LGBTQ issues, ranging from AIDS to Nevada legislation. The collection also documents the presence of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas, including material from gay bars, nightclubs, social clubs, advocacy and political organizations, entertainers, and student groups. Previously known as the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection.

Archival Collection

Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00069

Abstract

The Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection depicts the statewide women’s conference held in June 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include keynote speaker Gloria Steinem, event organizers, workshops, volunteers, and musical performances.

Archival Collection

Chabad of Southern Nevada

Chabad of Southern Nevada was established in 1990 by Rabbi Shea Harlig and his wife Dina Harlig. It is an outpost of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch organization that provides social services and educational programs for members of the Jewish community. Chabad of Southern Nevada is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and has six affiliated centers: Chabad of Summerlin, Chabad of Green Valley, Chabad of East-Or Bamidbar, Chabad of Southwest, Chabad Hebrew Center, and Chabad Student Services at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Postcard of Rhyolite, Nevada, 1909

Date

1909

Description

Rhyolite, Nevada.

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Nevada Club flag mount wall sign, Eureka, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986

Description

Exterior view of the Nevada Club in Eureka, NV during the day.


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Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00033

Abstract

The Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection contains photographs of Nevada from 1873 to 1951. The photographs primarily depict the towns of Pioche, Candelaria, and Tonopah in the early-twentieth century. The photographs also depict Nevada Governor Emmett D. Boyle and U.S. Senators William M. Stewart and Key Pittman. The collection contains two images related to the Women's Suffrage movement, including Governor Boyle signing a resolution in favor of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Anne Martin's campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1918. Lastly, the photographs also depict mining operations in Bullionville and Candelaria.

Archival Collection

Winter on the Nevada Test Site: photographic print

Date

1945-19-82

Description

Winter on the Nevada Test site. Photo was taken from the mesas in the northwest region.

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Nevada State Aerie Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1935

Description

From the Charles Aplin Photograph Collection (PH-00236). . "Nevada State Aerie Convention here in Las Vegas, 1935. We took a tour of Boulder Dam under construction in big transport trucks. This was a model of the Dam."

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Nevada Joe Coffee On Main flag mounted wall sign, Minden, Nevada

Date

2020

Description

View of the Nevada Joe Coffee On Main's wall sign, including views of the window signs with lit neon.

1572 U.S. Hwy 395 N, Minden, NV 89423

Nevada Joe Coffee On Main


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Aid for AIDS of Nevada Black and White Party flyer

Date

2009-08-22

Description

From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Black and White Party file.

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