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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date
1984-09-27
Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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Map of Las Vegas Valley artesian basin, circa 1940

Date
1938 to 1942
Description
Scale [ca. 1:72,000. 1 in.=approx. 6,000 feet] (W 115°10´--W 115°/N 36°20´--N 36´). Shows wells, springs, boundary between valley fill and bedrock, and ground water district boundaries for Las Vegas Metropolitan Area and North Las Vegas. "Figure 1." Nevada. State Engineer

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Maps of geographical surveys of parts of California, southeastern Nevada, Arizona and southwestern Utah, made under the command of George M. Wheeler, 1872-1873

Date
1872 to 1873
Description
At top of plate: 'U.S. geographical surveys west of the one-hundredth meridian. Parts of California, S.E. Nevada, Arizona & S.W. Utah.' At bottom of plate: 'Expeditions of 1872 & 1873, under the command of 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.' 'G. K. Gilbert, A. R. Marvine, E. E. Howell, geological assistants.' 'By order of The Honorable The Secretary of War, under the direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphries, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army.' Published by Government Printing Office. 2 map sections on 1 sheet. Scale: 1 inch to 8 miles.

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North Las Vegas Library District Collection on Nevada

Identifier
MS-00651
Abstract

The North Las Vegas Library District Collection on Nevada (1940-2008) is comprised of subject files created and collected by the North Las Vegas Library to provide patrons with public reference and research materials on North Las Vegas and Nevada. The collection also includes black-and-white photographs, color photographs, photographic slides, and video reels.

Archival Collection

Students at a school in Millers, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1911
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.F. Potts-Cirac Family. The tall boy in the back row is either Jeanne Cirac Potts’ uncle, William Cirac, or her father, Louis Cirac.

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Main Base Camp at Nevada Test Site, Mercury: photographic print

Date
1945-19-82
Description
Mercury, the Main Base Camp at Nevada Test Site (NTS). The camp provides overnight accommodations for more than 950 people. It is a warehousing, communication, repair, fabrication and field administration center.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas files, 1951 to 2017

Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) files (1951-2017) sub-series includes student papers, departmental correspondence, field school reports, lecture notes, reprints and research publications. The files also contain project files from Death Valley, and projects in collaboration with the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the University of California Riverside (UCR).

Archival Collection
Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00906
Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Events held in Tonopah, Nevada: photographic prints

Date
1902
1902-07-04
1902-09-01
Description
From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361). -- Fourth of July, girls race, foot race.

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Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive

Identifier
MS-01045
Abstract

The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive contains archived websites that were captured between 2016 to 2018 that are related to UNLV University Libraries community documentation project, the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Archived websites of religious institutions and community organizations are primarily represented. The collection also includes archived websites of organizations such as Jewish Nevada, Jewish Family Service Agency, the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival, and David Magazine. Archived websites for religious institutions include synagogues such as Temple Beth Sholom, Congregation Ner Tamid, Temple Bet Knesset Bamidbar, and Pnai Tikvah.

Archival Collection

Photographic slide of a digging site at Tule Springs, Nevada, circa 1962-1963

Date
1962 (year approximate) to 1963 (year approximate)
Description
A digging site in a trench at Tule Springs, Nevada. Written on the slide: "Site 4. Fenley Hunter cut."

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