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Unidentified persons gather to witness the first water in Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Gentlemen standing around a spout of water from a pipe apparently in the northern section of Main Street, Tonopah. Photo by E.W. Smith.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Architecture, Construction Management and Planning 33rd commencement program

Date
1996-05-11
Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection

Identifier
MS-00208
Abstract

The Pueblo Grande de Nevada Manuscript Collection (1924-1983) contains journal articles, photocopies of artifact inventories, reports, correspondence, and field notes related to the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological site located in the Overton Valley of Southern Nevada. The bulk of the materials are related to Mark R. Harrington's archaeological reports, journal articles, and data from sites throughout the Overton and Moapa valleys. The collection also includes materials related to the Boulder Dam Park Museum (Lost City Museum of Archaeology) located in Overton, Nevada, which housed many of the artifacts and photographs from Harrington's archaeological sites.

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Water Project, 1955-1983

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

The Southern Nevada Water Project Series consists of materials related to water projects in Southern Nevada from 1955 to 1983. It consists primarily of appraisals for land to be acquired for flood control projects in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection
Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00177
Collection Name: Elmo C. Bruner Architectural and Real Estate Appraisal Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 117

Description
117.1 Photo of an airplane. Unidentified owner or company. ; 117.2 Unidentified airplane in the sky. ; 117.3 Jazz's mother standing at Colorado River before dam was built. ; 117.4 Governor Balzar, Carl Gray, Secretary Wilbur Senator Pittman at Boulder Junction, 9-17-30. ; 117.5 Postcard of Chamber of Commerce billboard: "This is Las Vegas, Nevada, Gateway to Boulder Dam". Snow on ground. ; 117.6 Photo of clouds.

Southern Nevada Photo Album, image 141

Description
Three (3) postcards from an envelope at the end of the album. Envelope titled "Selma Morrison/temp.loan See source title." The far left postcard shows a young woman and has inscription on back that reads "Maureen? Giles' Friend." The middle postcard shows a portrait of a young woman and has illegible cursive writing on the back. The far right postcard shows Manzanita Lake at the University of Nevada Reno.

Photograph of Kiernan School, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1938

Date
1938
Description
Kiernan School, Lincoln County, Nevada. (Possibly a double exposure with another building.)

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Photograph of Gypsum rock formations, Nevada, 1907-1930

Date
1907 to 1930
Description
Gypsum rock formation in Spring Mountains, Arden district of Clark County, Nevada.

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Photograph of wagons and teams, Clark County, Nevada, 1904

Date
1904
Description
A distant view of wagons and teams used for railroad survey in Clark County, Nevada.

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Ascaya develpment billboard, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-06-13
Description
Billboards tout Ascaya's custom home lots. Infrastructure for Ascaya, a high-end luxury home lot development cut into the McCullough Mountain range in Henderson, Nevada, was completed with materials mined from the site.

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