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Photograph of Anthony Jordine directing the movie "Monkey Park," 1992

Date

1992

Archival Collection

Description

Director Anthony Jordine working on the movie "Monkey Park." "Monkey Park" was Joshua Abbey's American Film Institute (AFI) Graduate Thesis project.

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Photograph of a scene from the movie "Monkey Park," 1992

Date

1992

Archival Collection

Description

A scene from the movie "Monkey Park." "Monkey Park" was Joshua Abbey's American Film Institute (AFI) Graduate Thesis project.

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Las Vegas Celebration of Jewish Film scrapbook of brochures and pamphlets, 2002-2003

Date

2002 to 2003

Archival Collection

Description

Various brochures and pamphlets for the Las Vegas Celebration of Jewish Film.

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Universal Warning Sign: Yucca Mountain Scrapbook, 2002-2003

Date

2002 to 2003

Archival Collection

Description

A scrapbook for "Universal Warning Sign: Yucca Mountain," an international competition to create a warning sign for the proposed nuclear waste facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Included in the scrapbook are exhibition photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and a letter. Publications featured include "Neon: Artcetera From the Nevada Arts Council," "The Wall Street Journal," "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The Magazine of Global Security News and Analysis," "U.S. News & World Report," "Artweek," "Sette," "Surface," "Wallpaper," "Waste News: The News Source for Businesses that Generate and Manage Waste," and "The Village Voice."

Mixed Content

Photograph of Louis Wiener, Jr., 1980s - 1990s

Date

1980 to 1996

Description

A portrait of Louis Wiener, Jr. Louis Wiener, Jr., Valerie Wiener?s father, arrived in Las Vegas, NV, in 1931. He, like his daughter, graduated from Las Vegas High School. After graduating from the University of California/Berkeley Boalt School of Law, Louis practiced law in Las Vegas for 55 years until the day he died in 1996.

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Photograph of Valerie Wiener and the Nevada Youth Legislature, 2007

Date

2007

Description

Senator Valerie Wiener (Retired) sponsored legislation in 2007 to create the Nevada Youth Legislature. Gathered for a special reunion are NYL Alumni with whom Senator Wiener maintains a mentor-mentee relationship. From left: Zhan Okuda-Lim, Grant Gabriel, Evan Gong, Rose Asaf, Mitchell Ragan, Senator Wiener, Miranda Rosen, and Tierra Patmavanu.

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Photograph of Valerie Wiener, circa 1952

Date

1951 to 1953

Description

Valerie Wiener, age 4, poses for her first portrait.

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Photograph of Harry Reid and Valerie Wiener, 1986

Date

1986

Description

Valerie Wiener, who served as press secretary and speech writer for Congressman and Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) in Washington, D.C., celebrates the dedication of the Great Basin National Park with Senator Reid in 1986. The handwritten messages across the front of the image reads: "Valerie - the park is a reality because of your trip to Ely. Thanks. Harry M. Reid, U.S.S."

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Photograph of Louis Wiener, Jr., 1984

Date

1984

Description

Louis Wiener, Jr. shares a Las Vegas story during a Congressman Harry Reid re-election event in 1984. The pin on his shirt reads: "Congressman Harry Reid, Independent like Nevada."

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Photograph of Louis Wiener, Jr., 1941

Date

1941

Description

Louis Wiener, Jr., sitting for his official Nevada State Bar photo, was the only person who took (and passed) the State Bar examination in Clark County in 1941.

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