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El Cortez Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- El Cortez Hotel and Casino on 239 West Second Street in Reno, Nevada 89505. 2 1/2 short blocks to center of Reno. Free parking, all air conditioned rooms, $10 doubles, $12 twins. $8 and $10 singles.

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Letter (no envelope) from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to Mary E Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date
1894-07-15
Description

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

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Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date
1930 to 1940
Description
A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway. Buildings that can be seen include the Nava-Hopi Indian Store, the Green Hut Cafe, the Bureau of Reclamation Administration building, the Terminal Building, a Texaco service gas station, and Delmar's Drug.

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Photograph of Panaca, Nevada, circa 1972

Date
1971 to 1973
Description
A view of grass fields in Panaca, Nevada.

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Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada Photograph Collection

Identifier
PH-00081
Abstract

The Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada Photograph Collection (approximately 1970-1979) consists of laminated black-and-white photographic reproductions that depict various Native American tribal groups in Nevada from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes are represented in the collection. The images depict individuals attending Indian Day School, posing with items they crafted, and going about daily life. All items in this collection are reproductions provided by the Nevada Historical Society and the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada.

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McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1968 (year approximate) to 1972 (year approximate)
Description
From the Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection (PH-00237) -- McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Slide of the Sky Motel, Nevada; 1986

Date
1986
Description
Sky Motel located on the side of the Boulder Highway in Nevada. The red sign reads: "Sky Motel; Kitchenettes; Vacancy." Site Name: Sky Motel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Petroglyphs at Brownstone Canyon, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1987 (year approximate)
Description
From the Eileen Margaret Green Photograph Collection (PH-00229) -- Handwritten on envelope, "Brownstone Shelter, Brownstone Canyon. (from her MA thesis. A Cultural Ecological Approach to the Rock Art of Southern Nevada, GN 799 P4 G73x 1987a)". Handwritten on the back of the photograph, "Figure 7. Painted Shleter, Brownstone Canyon."

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Report on water spreading in Clark County, Nevada as a means of controlling floods, May 9, 1949

Date
1949-05-09
Description

Report on the efficacy of water spreading to disperse flood water in Southern Nevada. Under the immediate Supervision of A. T. Mitchelson, State Project Supervisor. Prepared under the direction of George D. Clyde, Chief, Division of Irrigation and Water Conservation

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Tourist on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-04-12
Description
Tourists walk along Las Vegas Boulevard near the Linq Hotel and Casino. Many sidewalks are protected from traffic lanes by physical barriers, where others are not. Moving pedestrians along the Strip safely has become a major effort over the years.

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