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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
The view of Duplex Mine in Searchlight, Nevada. Founded in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. At the Duplex mine discovered in 1898, a windowed building lies to to left of some machinery used for mining. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "Duplex Mine, Searchlight, Nev. Original Discovery 1898." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner.
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Nevada Banking History Collection
Identifier
MS-00257
Abstract
The Nevada Banking History Collection (1870-1976), compiled by the First National Bank of Nevada, ontains correspondence, checks, deposit slips and other documents related to early bank operations in Nevada. There are also newspaper articles, published materials and photographs relating to the history of banks in Nevada from 1870 to 1976.
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Theatre Records
Identifier
UA-00008
Abstract
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Theatre Records (approximately 1960-2017) are mainly comprised of the records of Ellis Pryce-Jones who was a faculty member in the Theatre Arts Department from 1972 to 2004 and Jerry L. Crawford who served as chair of the Theatre Department and the Dean of the College of Fine Arts. Records mainly represent shows produced by the Theatre Arts Department as well as documenting the evolution of the department over the years. The records document curricula used for courses, video recordings of the department's performances, and posters and other materials used to market shows. Additionally, there is a small portion of documentation from other theaters where staff and students performed and worked, some of which are located in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Governor Mike O'Callaghan signing bill establishing four-year nursing program at UNLV; also shows Dorothy Button, Ruth Flanigan, Jo Albaugh, Senator Norman Hilbrecht, and Elizabeth Hilbrecht, 1971
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File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing Records
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Collection Number: UA-00011
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing Records
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Architectural drawing of residential home in Boulder City, Nevada, preliminary elevation, 1962
Date
1962
Description
Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of ra anch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada. Handwritten near lower right: "Elevations only for Plan 1 (1B, 1C, 1D), Plan 2 (2B, 2C, 2D), Plan 4 (4B, 4C, 4D), Plan 5 (5B, 5C, 5D)."
Architecture Period: Mid-Century ModernistImage
Lincoln Davis, Chicago; R. J. Shoemaker, Rochester, New York; and J. R. Hubbard a mining engineer, Nevada (identified from left to right). Mohawk Ledge Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada. Inscription reads "I worked for Davis & Shoemaker in office and later at mine after panic hit. This was last work in Goldfield. Shoemaker formerly owned and operated a correspondence school at Rochester, New York": photographic print, approximately 1900-1915
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Item
Archival Collection
C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-066 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-066 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Interior view of First State Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1925
Description
From the Elizabeth Harrington Photograph Collection (PH-00291). Inscription with image reads: "Interior First State Bank - Built in 1906. Notice cuspidors and grandfather clock. Only bank in Las Vegas. 1925." - E(lizabeth) Harrington (Photo 1925).
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Slide of Nevada Club, Ely, Nevada, 1986
Date
1986
Description
An image of the exterior of the Nevada Club and Hotel Nevada in Ely. Mounted onto the brick building and hanging over the club's entrance is a large sign of a miner with a pickaxe. Various neon signs read: "Welcome, 21 Slots & Food, Dancing;" "Hotel Nevada;" "Free Parking;" and "Nevada Club."
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Nevada Nurses Association conference in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From the Nevada Nurses Association Photograph Collection (PH-00274) -- Meeting of Nevada Nurses Association, Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, n.d.
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