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"White Mountains" view of mountains through a barbed fence and open field with several tall trees: glass plate negative, approximately 1900 to 1909

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00460
Collection Name: E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Film transparency of Helen Bunker, Mary Syphus, Florence Bishop, Zella Peterson, and Wanda Ball, presumably in Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1939
Description
Black and white image of five young women posing for a photo, most likely in Las Vegas, Nevada. The women standing in the top row are Helen Bunker and Mary Syphus, per the handwritten description on the image. The women in the bottom row include Florence Bishop, Zella Peterson, and Wanda Ball. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.

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"Early Las Vegans: Jimmy & Lola Adams & daughter. Bessie Rockwell (behind Earl), Earl Rockwell, Margie and Leon Jr." (written on verso): photographic print, approximately 1915 to 1925

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00008
Collection Name: Leon Rockwell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 20

Archival Component

General geologic map of the Corners area, Arizona-Nevada-Utah, April 15, 1952

Date
1952-04-15
Description
46 x 65 cm. "IAPG guide book #7. General plate #1." "April 15, 1952." Includes bibliographic references and index of drilled wells Includes township and range grid. "Drawn by Oscar Baide, Jack Harde." "Compiled by I.A.P.G. under direction of L.F. Wells." Original publisher: I.A.P.G..

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Nevada Nurses Association Records

Identifier
MS-00240
Abstract

Collection is comprised of the organizational records of the Nevada Nurses Association dating from 1945 through 1995. Topics addressed by the material include Planned Parenthood, state legislature on health care, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and League of Women Voters. Types of material in the collection include clippings, association history, membership information, receipts, correspondence, convention notes and programs, alumni directory, newsletters, pamphlets, meeting minutes, and scrapbooks.

Archival Collection

Map of general plan for the Wells Siding Project in Logandale, Nevada, May 15, 1935

Date
1935-05-15
Description
'U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Camp P.E. 206.' 'By C.C.C. Company, 538. Drawn by Ed Overton. Approved ... 5-15-35.Traced by Ed Overton.'

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George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada

Identifier
PH-00429
Abstract

The George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada dates between approximately 1900 and 1910, and contains black-and-white photographic prints illustrating various scenes and individuals in Searchlight, Nevada. Some images are captioned with initials or brief names.

Archival Collection

Map of plan and profile of Colorado River from Lees Ferry, Arizona to Black Canyon, Arizona-Nevada and Virgin River, Nevada, 1924

Date
1924
Description
1 map in 21 sheets (14 plans, 7 profiles): col. ; 46 x 64 cm. Notes Relief shown by contours. Each sheet includes a key map. Surveys for individual sheets conducted 1919-23. Library has: Sheets I (2 copies), J, K, L, M, and N only. "Contour interval on land 50 feet." "Contour interval on river surface 5 feet." "Datum is mean sea level." "Mileage is measured from U. S. G. S. concrete gauge well opposite mouth of Paria River." "Topography by U. S. Reclamation Service." "Surveyed in 1919-23." Original publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Scale: 1: 81,680.

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"The Wandering Moses 40 years in the desert." The postcard shows a man with a pack mule and several men standing behind him: postcard, approximately 1900-1915

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 03

Archival Component

Goldfield Consolidated Mine, a two-week ore run worth $534,500.00. Handwritten note on back: photographic print, approximately 1900-1910

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 06

Archival Component