The UNLV History 117: Nevada History Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides of Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1959. These images were collected by students for University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) professor Ralph Roske’s class, History 117: Nevada History. The images primarily depict Las Vegas in the 1950s with people posing in front of and inside the El Rancho Vegas and the Last Frontier Village, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Joe E. Lewis, and Paul Newman. Earlier photographs from the 1920s include businesses, such as fireproofing stores, and significant individuals such as Ed W. Clark. Lastly, it contains two photographs of the Boulder City Airport.
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The Nevada Campaign for Choice Records (1987-1990) address the 1989-1990 pro-choice campaign regarding the legality of abortion and codifying Roe v. Wade in Nevada. Records include material on the campaign structure, finances, steering committee, minutes, campaign literature, correspondence, campaign buttons and stickers, mailing lists, clippings, two video tapes, and one audio tape.
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Flooding in Stine, Nevada, 1905. View of damage to the railroad tracks.
Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: 'Dad's B&B outfit in background'
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East and south exterior elevations of Performing Arts Center (later to become the Judy Bayley Theatre), University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0". "Drawn by J.A.L. Checked by O.D.S. Job no. 720. Date 7-31-74." "Sheet A-7 of 28."
Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Address: 4505 S. Maryland Parkway
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West and north exterior elevations of Performing Arts Center (later to become the Judy Bayley Theatre), University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0". "Sheet A-8 of 28." "Drawn by J.A.L. Checked by O.D.S. Job no. 720. Date 7-31-74."
Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Address: 4505 S. Maryland Parkway
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