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Nevada Women's History Project

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Corporate Body

Film transparency of the Rotary Club at the Hoover Dam Decennial, October 1946

Date

1946-10

Archival Collection

Description

A black and white image of several unidentified men and women associated with the Rotary Club attending the Boulder Dam decennial (officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947).

Image

Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957

Date

1957-06-02

Archival Collection

Description

Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. She is pictured here with an unidentified group of women (possibly Copa Girls) at a table.

Image

Photograph of Nevada's First Atomic Bomb float, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1951

Date

1951 to 1952

Description

Women in bathing suits sit on a parade float with the words "Nevada's First Atomic Bomb" written on the side and a fake mushroom cloud behind them. The first atomic detonation at the Nevada test site was January 27, 1951. This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Shade Tree Shelter Records

Identifier

MS-00365

Abstract

The Shade Tree Shelter Records date from 1990 to 1996 and consist primarily of logbooks and journals compiled by the staff of the Shade Tree, a shelter for homeless and abused women and children in Las Vegas, Nevada, documenting daily activities, incidents, and residents at the shelter. The collection also includes summaries of the staff's telephone conversations, a newspaper article about Shade Tree, and fliers and brochures about social services available in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Women United of Nevada

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Corporate Body