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Clark County, Nevada United States Bicentennial Collection

Identifier
MS-00183
Abstract

The Clark County, Nevada United States Bicentennial collection dates from approximately 1970 to 1976. The collection documents Nevada's participation in the 1976 Bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution, as well as celebrations from other states and countries in Europe. The collection is comprised of official reports from the U.S. Bicentennial committee, scrapbooks from the Clark County bicentennial committee, newspapers, and event programs from bicentennial celebrations around the country. The collection also contains a film of various American states' bicentennial celebrations.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Boulder Canyon near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931

Date
1931
Description
A view of the Colorado River passing through a part of Boulder Canyon. The blast visible at top right of canyon was conducted near Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Nevada rotary club members, circa 1920s to 1940s

Date
1920 to 1949
Description

Rotary Club, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: [last name] Lawson, Vic Ekdahl, Leonard Fayle, and C.P. Squires

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Photograph of people standing on a porch in Rhyolite, Nevada, February 1925

Date
1925-02
Description
Identification given with photograph: "Rhyolite depot, in Rhyolite, Nevada February 1925. L-R: C. P. Squires, C. C. Boyer, Mrs. C. C. Boyer, James Cashman." Identification may be inaccurate.

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Map showing chemical diagrams representing quality of water in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, 1963

Date
1963
Description
'T.E. Eakin, S.L. Schoff, and P. Cohen, 1963.' 'Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, TEI-833.' 'Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.' Scale 1:500,000 (W 117°00´--W 115°00´/N 38°30´--N 36°30´). Originally published as figure 3 in Regional hydrology of a part of southern Nevada : a reconnaissance / by Thomas E. Eakin, Stuart L. Schoff, and Philip Cohen, published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1963 as number 833 of the Trace elements investigation report.

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View of mining town Lida, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1906
Description
From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240)

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Photograph of member from Nevada Dance Theatre, circa 1970s-1980s

Date
1970 to 1989
Description

A member of the Nevada Dance Theatre.

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Photograph of individuals at library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date
1970 to 1979
Description

From left to right, Nevada Cutright, Hal Erickson, and Ray Cutright at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Photograph of a log fume at Clear Creek, Ormsby County, Nevada, circa 1905

Date
1904 to 1906
Description
The view of a v-shaped log flume passing through Clear Creek in Ormsby County, Nevada. The V-Flume threaded its way through canyons and over ravines to deliver vast quantities of wood and timber to the mines at a minimum of expense.

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