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Pedestrian and automobile traffic on the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-02-28

Description

Providing security and access to both automobile and pedestrian traffic is handled differently along Las Vegas Boulevard and has changed over the years on the Strip. Since large casino properties, like Planet Hollywood as seen here, have done away with traditional sidewalks in an effort to entice tourist into their casinos, certain public access areas have been created.

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Postcard of an atomic explosion, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of an atomic explosion at Frenchman's Flat which is located in the Nevada National Security Site. It is just south of Yucca Flat, in Southern Nevada.

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics

Identifier

MS-00626

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics consists of photocopied periodicals and book chapters on a wide variety of gaming and general Las Vegas, Nevada topics. The majority of the collection material focuses on problem gambling and were copied from psychology, psychiatry, and addiction journals originating in the United States and Europe. Original dates of publication range from approximately 1837 to 1999. Other topics include tourism, southern Nevada history, and Howard Hughes' influence in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Panoramic view of Pioneer, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1900 to 1940

Description

View of Pioneer, Nevada.

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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1952

Date

1952

Description

Aerial of Boulder City, Nevada.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 28, 1984

Date

1984-08-28

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes along with additional information about the amendments to bylaws. CSUN Session 14 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Henderson family home in Eureka, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1860 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)

Description

From the Albert S. Henderson Photograph Collection (PH-00317).

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus and Grounds, 1969-1982

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus and Grounds Series contains information about the physical grounds of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The series is comprised primarily of reports and correspondence relating to UNLV police, parking and traffic, art on campus, the Thomas and Mack center, and Architecture and Engineering reports.

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the Vice President for Development and University Relations Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: UA-00047
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office of the Vice President for Development and University Relations Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of the Eldorado marquee, Reno, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

Night view of the Eldorado hotel and casino and its marquee sign, both owned by the Carano family, in Reno, Nevada. While the Eldorado was opened in 1973, its marquee sign displayed in the photograph was installed in 1986. Site Name: Eldorado (Reno, Nev.)

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Photographic slide of geological site in Pershing County, Nevada, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1963 (year approximate)

Description

Written on the slide: "Site Pe-69, looking east. Pershing County Nevada."

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