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Photograph of St. Mary in the Mountains Church, Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

unspecified year in 196X

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of St. Mary in the Mountains Church in Virginia City, Nevada.

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Slide of Lake Mead, outside of Boulder City, Nevada, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A color slide of Lake Mead outside of Boulder City, Nevada in the late 1930s.

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Photograph of the Governors Conference, Boulder City, Nevada, November 16, 1940

Date

1940-11-16

Description

Governors Conference in Boulder City, Nevada. L-R: Gov. Jones of Arizona; Gov. Smith of Wyoming; Gov. Olson of California; Gov. Carr of Colorado; Gov. Miles of New Mexico; Gov. Carville of Nevada; Senator McFarland of Arizona.

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Slide of the Hoover Dam, outside of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1936-1940

Date

1936 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

A color slide of a crowded lookout to view the Hoover Dam outside of Boulder City, Nevada.

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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

A statue of early trappers that is inscribed with "This is the place." A view of the left-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

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Photograph of the Oath of Office Ceremony, Las Vegas, January 15, 1973

Date

1973-01-15

Description

The city of North Las Vegas Oath of Office Ceremony. Some of the people pictured are identified as Mayor C. R. Cleland, left; Councilman Theron H. Goynes, center; and Councilman James K. Seastrand, third from left.

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Postcard with photograph of Nevada State Prison in Carson City, Nevada, 1920-1930

Date

1920 to 1930

Description

A picture of the exterior of the Nevada State Prison in Carson City. It was established in 1862 and managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections. Site Name: Nevada State Prison (Carson City, Nev.)

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Postcard of an old theater, Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Description

Description given with photograph: "Old Theatre, (interior showing/advertising posters), Virginia City."

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