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Pedestrian traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-04-12

Description

Tourists walk in the area near the Mirage Hotel and Casino as others cross Las Vegas Boulevard above traffic. Pedestrian overpasses have become a popular way of keeping tourists safe and traffic flowing on the Strip, but their expense and footprint make them difficult for all locations. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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Slide of Panaca Mecantile, Nevada, 1970

Date

1970

Description

Panaca Mercantile, formerly known as the Panaca Co-op that was built in 1868, in Nevada.

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Slide of protesters near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of activists from from the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing, sowing a desert plant.

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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1894-06-11

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date

1907 to 1908

Description

The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. Several men stand by round metal structures. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Map of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, circa 1950-1956

Date

1950 to 1956

Description

'Nevada Title Insurance Co. Compiled by Tyson Engineering Co. ... Las Vegas, Nevada. Drawn by A.A. Elliott, Jr.' Shows sewer, water, gas and power lines, water treatment facilities, steam plants, boundaries of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Clark County Sanitation District boundaries. Scale [ca. 1:63,360. 1 in. to approx. 1 mile].

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Copenhagen Bar wall mounted sign, Sparks, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of the mounted signs for the Copenhagen bar, including detail shots of the electric sign during the day with unlit neon.

2140 Prater Way, Sparks, NV 89431

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Dos Amigos wall mounted signs, Winnemucca, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of wall mounted signs for Dos Amigos while lit. One of the signs reads "Casino" and the other reads "Dos Amigos Restaurante."

1985 W Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV 89445

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Love Ranch mounted sign, Carson City, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of the mounted arrow sign for the Love Ranch in Carson city in the evening with unlit neon. A detail shot of a star sign is shown.

95 Kit Kat Dr, Carson City, NV 89706

Love Ranch

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Lucky Motel flag mounted sign, Reno, Nevada

Date

2016 (year approximate) to 2020 (year approximate)

Description

View of the flag mounted sign for the Lucky Motel during the day with unlit neon.

1011 E 4th St, Reno, NV 89512

Lucky Motel

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