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Slide of a wooden cross near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date
1984
Description
Colors image of a wooden cross used by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 8, 1987

Date
1987-10-08
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about senate bills. CSUN Session 17 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date
1907 to 1908
Description
The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. Several men stand by round metal structures. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Records

Identifier
MS-01183
Abstract

The Nevada Consolidated Copper Company Records (approximately 1887-1978) contain the business records of the company, including correspondence, freight bills, ledgers, maps, leaching data, and books relating to mining. The majority of the records post-date the company's name change to Kennecott Mining Company.

Archival Collection

Panoramic photograph of Corn Creek, Nevada, 1938

Date
1938
Description

Picture taken from top of old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Picture taken in 1938 from top of old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada"

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"Help Nevada Get In The Scrap!" Poster

Identifier
MS-01129
Abstract

"Help Nevada Get In The Scrap!" Poster (approximately 1941-1945) is a single poster produced by the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II as part of the "Victory Home" (V-Home) campaign. The poster outlines what common household items like tin cans, iron and steel scrap, and stockings and rags can be salvaged and sent to war production plants. The poster also lists the five point program of all V-Homes and also includes spaces where households could write the names of their Block Leader, Salvage Chairman, and Air Raid Warden. This poster lists Nellie Cashman of Las Vegas, Nevada as the Block Leader.

Archival Collection

Boulder City, Nevada, 1932-1952

Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of Boulder City, Nevada from 1932 to 1952, including photographs of schools, children, construction projects, and architectural sketches.

Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

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Photograph of railroad workers, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date
1910 to 1930
Description
Railroad workers standing next to train engine in early Nevada. (Photo Courtesy So. Nev. Museum)

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Meeting minutes and memoranda for the Nevada Development Authority Washington Congressional Committee, 1985

Date
1985
Description

Mark Fine served as the chairman of the Nevada Development Authority Washington Congressional Committee.

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Aid for AIDS of Nevada 1999 AIDS Walk Appreciation Party flyer

Date
1999-05-14
Description
From the Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada (MS-00802) -- Alphabetical research files -- AIDS: Organizations: Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) file.

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