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Photograph of Main Street, Tonopah, Nevada, 1904

Date

1904

Description

Main Street of Tonopah, Nevada. The two-story building is Miners Exchange Hall. Other buildings include: Nevada Cafe (center), Tin Shop (left), and Mercantile Company (far left). On the street can be seen several drays and house-drawn vehicles. Street Address: Main Street

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Students at a school in Millers, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1911

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.F. Potts-Cirac Family. The tall boy in the back row is either Jeanne Cirac Potts’ uncle, William Cirac, or her father, Louis Cirac.

Image

Aerial photograph of Alamo, Nevada, from an overlooking hill, circa 1922

Date

1922 (year approximate)

Description

Alamo, Nevada from an overlooking hill

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "About 1922 - Alamo - Looked like this."; Transcribed from photo sleeve: "An aerial of Alamo, Nevada ca. 1922"

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Aerial view of the bomb craters at the Nevada Test Site: photographic slide

Date

1950 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1977-09 (year and month uncertain; year and month approximate)

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). 

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Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc.

Identifier

PH-00230

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc. contains photographs of the construction of Basic Magnesium Inc.'s plants and buildings from 1941 to 1942. The photographs primarily depict aerial views of the plant site and various buildings, including the administration building, tent camp, chlorination buildings, electrolysis facilities, electrical distribution systems, and warehouses. The photographs also depict Lake Mead and the early buildings in Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Postcard of Valley of Fire, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Color image of Valley of Fire. Transcribed from the front of the postcard: "Scene in the Valley of Fire, Southern Nevada."

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Bars, Las Vegas, Nevada

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Community Collection

Identifier

MS-00935

Abstract

The Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Community Collection (approximately 1973-2020) consists of artwork, memorabilia, ephemera, event fliers, and event photographs donated by members of the Latinx community in Las Vegas, Nevada and collected by staff members of the Oral History Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Materials were donated and collected as part of the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada oral history and community engagement project hosted by UNLV University Libraries. Some of the materials in this collection are related to oral history interviews for Lidia Bonilla, Horacio Lopez, Krystal Ramirez, and Gustavo Ramos. This collection also includes fliers and posters advertising events in the Latinx community, campaign signs for Latinx candidates running for office, and Spanish language campaign signs.

Archival Collection

Nevada history, 1870-1960

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Banking History Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00257
Collection Name: Nevada Banking History Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Southern Nevada Water Authority

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00427
Collection Name: Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component