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Water truck at Ascaya development, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-05

Description

A work water truck sits in the landscaping area of Old Mesquite Court as seen from Cloudrock Court in the luxury home lot development of Ascaya. Infrastructure for Ascaya, carved into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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DOE (U.S. Department of Energy) 2000. Nevada Test Site Development Corporation's Desert Rock Sky Park at the Nevada Test Site, Environmental Assessment. DOE/NV EA-1300. Las Vegas, Nevada: U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, 2000

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 37

Archival Component

Nevada Department of Education 2001. "Draft-Nevada Public Schools. 2001-2002 School Year." Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Department of Education. Accessed December 10, 2001. http://www.nde.state.nv.us/hrt/resources/index.html, 2001

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 41

Archival Component

Outbuildings and corrals located on the Carver Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1947 to 1949

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). The building used as a slaughterhouse by the ranch’s former owner Ed Turner, is visible on the right. Mount Jefferson and Round Mountain can be Seen in the distance.

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Lauren Scott attending the Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2011-10-01

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Equality Won! Day was a celebration of the successful passage of transgender-inclusive legislation at the Nevada State Legislature during the 2011 session. … Lauren Scott founded Equality Nevada, Inc., in 2009 and was appointed to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2012. A Republican, Scott has made several unsuccessful runs for the Nevada State Legislature. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Lauren Scott [Republican (transgender)]

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The Lake Mead Marina at Lake Mead, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Magnificent Lake Mead Marina at Lake Mead, Nevada. The excursion boat "Seacraft" and the colorful marina, providing the most modern boating facilities in the state and offering complete restaurant and cocktail lounge services.

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The Bucket of Blood Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Exterior view of the Bucket of Blood Saloon sign located in Virginia City, Nevada. Inscription with the image says, "This building, standing since 1876, is one of the most interesting buildings in the Old West."

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Map showing chemical diagrams representing quality of water in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, 1963

Date

1963

Description

'T.E. Eakin, S.L. Schoff, and P. Cohen, 1963.' 'Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, TEI-833.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.' Scale 1:500,000 (W 117°00´--W 115°00´/N 38°30´--N 36°30´). Originally published as figure 3 in Regional hydrology of a part of southern Nevada : a reconnaissance / by Thomas E. Eakin, Stuart L. Schoff, and Philip Cohen, published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1963 as number 833 of the Trace elements investigation report.

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Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada), 1880-1987

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Hawkins Family near Duckwater, Nevada from 1880 to 1987. Materials include photographs of the Irwin Ranch, the Tonopah Tidewater Railroad survey camp, camps in Railroad Valley, crops, Stillwater Gaming Club, pictographs in Currant Creek, Shermantown Mill, and Moore's Station.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photographic slide of Pintwater Cave, Nevada, circa 1963-1964

Date

1963 (year approximate) to 1964 (year approximate)

Description

Written on the slide: "Pintwater Cave & canyon (trail) below. Clark Co., Nevada."

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