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Mining, hunting, and St. Thomas, Nevada townsite
Collection Name: Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs
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Lake Las Vegas development, Henderson, Nevada
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
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Newspaper, Nevada State Journal June 2, 1918
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Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Disaster Collection of News Articles
The Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) Disaster Collection of News Articles (1988-1992) consists of articles from Las Vegas and other state and regional newspapers about the PEPCON plant explosion that took place in May of 1988. Also included are United Press International press releases from October to December, 1988.
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Drilling crews at the New Gold Mine, Nevada: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain). Written on the back of the image: “With some of my drilling crews, I’m second from the right at the collar of the New Gold Mine, the Porphyry Gold Mine shaft in 1936-37.” Individuals are unidentified except for the man second from the right, who may be Steve Dittman.
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UNLV History 117: Nevada History Photograph Collection
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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Brian Jones Collection of Henderson, Nevada Aerial Photographs
The Brian Jones Collection of Henderson, Nevada Aerial Photographs contain 107 4"x6" photographic prints of Henderson, Nevada and the surrounding area from approximately 1997 to 2002 taken by longtime Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Brian Jones. Images depict the construction of residential areas, roads, and commercial buildings. Other images include the Green Valley community, Galleria at Sunset Mall, St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), and Henderson City Hall. Lastly, there are images of parking lots, industrial areas, and airport runways in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of a residential home in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1966
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Photograph of Ron Meyer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1973
An unidentified man (left) and head football coach Ron Meyer (right) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Photograph of Steven McLure, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1973
A portrait of staff instructor in music theory and wind instruments Steven McLure at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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