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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

Henderson, Nevada, 1986

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographic slides of neon signs at the Railroad Pass Casino and Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Nevada from 1986. Materials also include a slide of an abandoned gift shop in nearby Searchlight, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Gary Marsh Scrapbook on Nevada History

Identifier

MS-01024

Abstract

The Gary Marsh Scrapbook on Nevada History consists of one scrapbook with newspaper clippings from the Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) and the LVRJ Sunday supplement, the Nevadan dating from 1963 to 1964. Topics include information on Nevada history, industry, natural resources, society, and culture. The scrapbook likely represents a school project completed by Marsh.

Archival Collection

Essays on the Nevada MX Missile Project

Identifier

MS-00040

Abstract

Essays on the Nevada MX Missile Project collection is dated to 1980 and is comprised of essays by various authors predicting the damage the MX Missile Project, a plan for a new intercontinental ballistic missile system, could do to Nevada. The majority of the essays were published in the book MX in Nevada: A humanistic perspective. The additional essay is an annotated draft by James W. Hulse.

Archival Collection

Nevada Bank of Commerce roof mounted signs, Elko, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1975 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

View of the Nevada Bank of Commerce with other small businesses nearby.

401 Railroad St, Elko, NV 89801

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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

Text

NWAC (Nevada Weed Action Committee) 2000. Nevada's Coordinated Invasive Weed Strategy. (Carson City, Nevada): Nevada Department of Agriculture, 2000

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 43

Archival Component

Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corporation Records

Identifier

MS-00719

Abstract

The Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corporation Records (1889-1949) are comprised of the financial records of the company's activity regarding the Manhattan mine in Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada. The collection contains bank records, accounts, and some correspondence, and is generally related to the company's financial activities. It also includes the company's financial vouchers, bills, receipts, and checks.

Archival Collection

Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment

Identifier

MS-00384

Abstract

The Jackie Brett Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Entertainment (1977-1996) consists of writings by Jackie Brett and publications and clippings about Las Vegas, Nevada entertainment and tourism. Brett worked for the Nevada Commission on Tourism and promoted southern Nevada through her column "Brett's Vegas View." She wrote about production shows, concerts, special performances, and events as well as the overall development of Las Vegas tourist industry in the 1980s and 1990s.

Archival Collection

UNLV Running Rebels fall to UNR (Nevada) in the Thomas and Mack Center January 7, 2015 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs

Date

2015-01-07

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05).

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