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Events, 1978-2006
The events series (1978-2006) is comprised of documents related to various protests organized or attended by the Nevada Desert Experience (NDE) at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Materials include speeches, correspondence, newspaper clippings, NDE publications, and workshop training booklets. The materials primarily focus on the August Desert Witness protests (1985-2005), the Lenten Desert Experience protests (1982-2006), and the Millennium 2000 protests (1999-2000).
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
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Protestors at Las Vegas Federal Building: photographic print
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Group of protestors at Las Vegas Federal Building: photographic print
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Letter from Frank Strong (Los Angeles) to E. E. Bennett, May 5, 1945
Strong believed that the water company's protest against Griffith's well was ill-conceived and recommended selling water at wholesale rates to Griffith.
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Photograph of the Hannah Family, North Las Vegas, July 19, 1965
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Protestors on stage at Rocky Flats with signs: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). People hold signs that protest nukes and radiation.
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Unidentified protestors outside of UNLV Moyer Student Union in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). A banner attached to a stage reads, "Give to Earth A Nuclear-Free Humanity. Sagebrush Alliance." The first protest sign on the left reads, "Unplanned radiation = tragedy. Planned radiation = murder." The second protest sign on the right reads, "Hell no we won't glow."
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Protestors at Rocky Flats: photographic slide
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). There are many signs and posters among the crowd. One of the signs read, "NO NUKES". Looks like it is possibly raining during protest.
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Digital image of Nevada Test Site protestors, April 11, 1982
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