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UNLV Libraries Collection of International Game Technology (IGT) Promotional Materials and Reports
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of International Game Technology (IGT) Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, print and digital press kits, and promotional materials for International Game Technology in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, dating from 1987 to 2015.
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports includes financial reports, annual reports, quarterly reports, equity reports, press releases, a press kit, promotional materials, and a newspaper for Ameristar Casinos, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada, dating from 1993 to 2007.
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Billie Mae Polson Photograph Collection
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The Billie Mae Polson Photograph Collection, approximately 1948 to 1978, consists of fifty-one color postcards from Las Vegas, Nevada, the Hoover Dam, and surrounding areas. Also included in the collection are original black-and-white and color photographs of the Valley of Fire Nevada State Park, an Easter parade in Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas 5th Street School prior to demolition. There are also ten negatives included in this collection that correspond with select postcards and the photographs from the Valley of Fire Nevada State Park.
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Stanley W. Paher Photograph Collection
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The Stanley W. Paher Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and corresponding negatives. Images include scenes from the towns of Goodsprings, Goldfield, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Goodsprings and Goldfield, Nevada images date to 1926; the Las Vegas images date to 1966.
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Victor Kunkel Photograph Collection
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The Victor Kunkel Photograph Collection (approximately 1890-1943) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, dating primarily between 1940 and 1943. The majority of the images depict the construction of Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI), in Henderson, Nevada; the remaining images depict a variety of locations and events in Kunkel's birthplace, Winslow, Arizona.
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Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Photograph Collection
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The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Photograph Collection (approximately 1970-1979) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints and some corresponding negatives. The images portray exterior and interior views of Southern Nevada libraries, including Las Vegas-Clark County public libraries, the Boulder City, Nevada Public Library, and the Henderson, Nevada Public Library on Water Street. Also included are images of building murals, ribbon cutting ceremonies, and patrons at Las Vegas, Nevada public libraries, as well as trailers serving as libraries and bookmobiles in Las Vegas.
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Thomas J. Osborne Photograph Collection
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The Thomas J. Osborne Photograph Collection (approximately 1890-1930) consists of black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and slides. Images depict the family of Thomas J. Osborne, his law office, the family home, and views of the town of Pioche, Nevada and surrounding areas. Several images depict local mines and unidentified mine workers.
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Geneva Stark Merwin Photograph Collection
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The Geneva Stark Merwin Photograph Collection features photographic prints and negatives of locations throughout Pahrump, Nevada between 1941 and 1942. Primary locations include a Pahrump school and Pahrump Ranch, as well as locations in local fields and mountains. The photographs capture candid scenes of people walking to school and feeding animals.
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Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection
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The Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1950 to 1960. Wright was an executive at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the photographs depict him with friends and business associates, and at events promoting the hotel. Also included are photographs of the Riviera Hotel and Las Vegas Strip.
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Clarence Ray Photograph Collection
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The Clarence Ray Photograph Collection (approximately 1930-1960) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of Clarence Ray, casino scenes of people playing table games, and images of Ray with black activists in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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