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Herbert F. York lecture recording, 2005 October 12

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00818
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "They also flew! New York City--- Heroes yesterday, spectators today. Standing obscurely on the sidelines while New York acclaimed Howard Hughes and his four companions with a typical ticker-tape parade up Broadway, were two men respective aeronautical feats also set the world agog. Second from left is Capt. J. Erroll Boyd, who flew from Toronto, Can, to London in 1930. On that flight he had as his companion and navigator Harry P. M. Connor, who served in the same capacity on the Hughes flight. Beside Boyd, (smoking cigarette) is Roger Q. Williams, who, in 1929, flew from Old Orchard Beach, ME, to Rome. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38 (FULL)"

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Photograph of the Boulder City Library, Boulder City, Nevada, 1958

Date

1958

Description

Black and white image showing an interior view of the Boulder City Library in its new quarters on the top floor of the Municipal Building in Boulder City. This specific room is the adult reading room.

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Biography of Maxine Brown written by Epic Records (New York), June 17-19, 1968

Date

1968-06-12

Description

A biography of musician Maxine Brown written by Epic Records in New York and given to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Epic Records National Sales Convention. This two-page biography examines Brown's upbringing in her church choir in Kingstree, South Carolina to her hit singles and performances in notable clubs in New York City.

Mixed Content

Las Vegas City Commission Records

Identifier

MS-00237

Abstract

The Las Vegas City Commission Records (1911-1960) is comprised of bound and unbound materials from the original Las Vegas City Commission. Twelve of the bound volumes are minutes that served as the official record of the proceedings of all Las Vegas City Commission meetings from 1911-1960. There are also three volumes of City of Las Vegas ordinances dating from 1911 to 1958, one volume of legal documents from 1944-1945 and two large volumes containing an alphabetical subject index to the topics covered in the minutes. Unbound materials cover the period 1921 to 1946 and include minutes, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, financial records, proclamations and other documents related to city business. They provide a valuable historical record of a wide variety of business and community activities in Las Vegas in the first fifty years of its incorporation.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Rockwell family members on the Chemung River, New York, 1902

Date

1902

Description

Members of the Rockwell family with relatives in a boat or in the water on the Chemung River near Elmira, New York. Leon Rockwell is sitting in a rowboat, holding a pole. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Leon, Uncle Tom---? 1902."

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T-Shirt Color: White; Front: City Of Norwalk Fire And Rescue, Fire; Handwritten Text: From Norwalk Ohio Finest To New York's Finest Captain Dan J Nelton, approximately 2001-2012

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File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 425

Archival Component

T-Shirt Color: Gray; Front: New York City FDNY Fire Fighters; Handwritten Text: 9-11-01, To Our Fallen Brothers Gone But Never Forgotten - Signatures, approximately 2001-2012

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 244

Archival Component

New York, New York ARK rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1997 May 30 (folder 6 of 9), image 56 (front)

Date

1997-05-30

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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New York, New York ARK rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1997 May 30 (folder 6 of 9), image 56 (back)

Date

1997-05-30

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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