The Art Wolf Professional Papers (1988-2018) document the career of museum professional and consultant Art Wolf who specialized in supporting cultural heritage of indigenous communities, particularly in the Southwest and Las Vegas, Nevada. Materials document Wolf's work with the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) as a board member, in conference planning, and as a Study Leader for Smithsonian Associates Study Tours. Also included are materials that represent Wolf's involvement as an alumni of the Leadership Las Vegas program and director of the Nevada State Museum. The collection includes some ephemera and invitations to different events held in Las Vegas, Nevada that Wolf was invited to. The collection also includes examples of unsuccessful bids for consultancy jobs through WOLF Consulting and his files as a master's thesis adviser for the Museum Studies program at Harvard Extension School.
From the Emily Higby Powell Photograph Album (PH-00114) -- The Emily Higby Powell Photograph Album (approximately 1910-1920) contains black-and-white photographs taken by Emily Higby Powell on a trip from New York to the West coast. The images depict desert landscape throughout the Southwest, including Northern Nevada, as well as images taken on Lake Champlain in Essex, New York. The album has 55 pages total, including both the front and the back covers and 53 pages in between.
20 x 35 cm., folded to 22 x 11 cm. Copyright held by Redwood Pub. Co. "Compliments of 'Buck' Evans 76 Union"--Panel. Index on verso. Includes table of mileages to Las Vegas from other cities in the Southwest. Original publisher: Redwood Publishing Co., Scale: .
The Jeff Gale Photographs (approximately 1992-2001) primarily contain aerial images of the Las Vegas Strip taken from the Stratosphere Tower and other locations around the city that were shot by Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Jeff Gale. Materials include images of the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as well as images of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreation Area. The collection also includes what may be personal family photographs taken around various locations around southern Nevada and the southwest region.
Transcribed Notes: Notes from photo sleeve: "Aerial view of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1931. At left center is Clark Townsite; at right edge is McWilliams Townsite."
Caption: From the Arizona Shore, looking southwest [above]. S.W.M. Co. Mill at outlet of El Dorado Canyon, Store building, end view, Millmen's camps and cabins on "the Mesa", abandoned adobe, home [below]
Aerial View of southwest corner of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus, looking from the north. Shows track and practice fields, EPA buildings (center right) and Thomas and Mack Center (in the background, at right).