Members of the Nevada Federation of Women's Club stand outside a commercial bus in a parking lot in front of an apartment building in Las Vegas, Nevada.They are embarking on a tour of the state of Nevada to testify on child abuse prevention legislation. Part of the Las Vegas Hilton hotel can be seen in the background.
The Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection contains photographs from Nye County, Nevada from 1880 to 1990. The collection includes a wide variety of photographs that document the activities, landmarks, geographical features, towns, ranches, and families of Nye County. The collection covers the areas of Amargosa Valley, Ash Meadows, Beatty, Duckwater, Gabbs, Goldfield, Kawich Mountains, Manhattan, Pahrump, Round Mountain, Rhyolite, Smoky Valley, Springdale, Tecopa, Tonopah, and Twin Springs. The activities documented include mining, prospecting, herding animals, schooling, ranching, building construction, railroad construction, and hunting and fishing.
From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.
From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.
Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Lucy B. Lane stands in the center of the group. This was taken in front of the business which her husband, J. R, Lane, conducted. He sold hay, grain, and gas and oil. Rhyolite, Nevada." Handwritten on the front of the image: "Miss Osborn, Mrs. Nall, Lucy, Miss Derry, Mrs. Carkudio, child; Rhyolite, Nevada, 1908."
The Don Ashbaugh Papers (1950-1960) document Las Vegas history, Nevada history, and ghost towns. The collection is comprised of the working manuscript of Don Ashbaugh's book, Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday: A Study in Ghost Towns. The collection also contains typescript drafts, newspaper clippings, and a geographical index of Nevada ghost towns.