Guide to the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada This finding aid was created by Maryse Lundering-Timpano. This copy was published on October 01, 2019. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1td3t © 2019 The Regents of the University of Nevada. All rights reserved. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada Table of Contents Summary Information ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Historical Note ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Scope and Contents Note ................................................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement Note ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................. 4 Related Materials ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Names and Subjects ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Collection Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Nellis Air Force Base ................................................................................................................................... 6 Buildings ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 People .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 City growth and development .................................................................................................................... 47 Daily life ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 - Page 2 - Guide to the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada Summary Information Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Title: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada ID: PH-00277 Date [inclusive]: approximately approximately 1905-1989 Physical Description: 4.2 Linear Feet (45 hanging folders, 1 shared box of negatives, 1 flat folder) Language of the English Material: Abstract: The North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (approximately 1905-1989) depicts life in Southern Nevada. The collection consists of over one thousand images dated from 1905 to 1989. The images consist of activities at Nellis Air Force Base, Southern Nevada politicians, celebrities, schools, churches, and city development. Preferred Citation North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1905-1989. PH-00277. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Historical Note North Las Vegas, Nevada began as 140 acres purchased by Thomas L. Williams in 1917. Williams split the land into seventy-nine lots and began selling them to people who wanted to enjoy a libertarian community. During the Great Depression, people who came to Southern Nevada looking for employment at the Hoover Dam, but were unsuccessful, squatted in Williams' lots. During World War II, defense spending again stimulated growth in Southern Nevada because of the various war industries that brought people to the area. The army gunnery school, now known as Nellis Air Force Base, brought people to the north side of the valley for work and military service. North Las Vegas was officially incorporated as a city in 1946. Source – Schumacher, Geoff. Sun, Sin & Suburbia: The History of Modern Las Vegas. Reno: The University of Nevada Press, 2015. - Page 3- Guide to the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents Note The North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (approximately 1905-1989) depicts life and growth in Southern Nevada. The collection documents the growth of North Las Vegas through images of freeway development, schools throughout the city, and public service buildings. The documentation of Nellis Air Force Base, its activities, personnel, and aircrafts from the 1960s through the 1970s are prominent in this collection. The items described include photographic prints and negatives; some of the prints have corresponding negatives which are not listed separately. Items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified. Images listed specifically as negatives exist only in that format. ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement Note This collection is organized into five series: Series I. Nellis Air Force Base, 1929-1983; Series II. Buildings, 1907-1989; Series III. People, 1905-1989; Series IV. City growth and development, 1960-1989; Series V. Daily life, 1960-1989 ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Access The collection is open for research. Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online. - Page 4- Guide to the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Acquisition Note Materials were donated in July 19, 1991 by Thomasine Carson for the North Las Vegas Library; accession number 91-39. Processing Note Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2016, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Maryse Lundering-Timpano wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Collections The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection: North Las Vegas Library District Collection on Nevada, 1947-2007. MS-00651. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Names and Subjects • Southern Nevada -- 20th Century • Community College of Southern Nevada • Kiel Ranch (North Las Vegas, Nev.) • Police -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- History • Parks -- Nevada • Public schools -- Clark County -- Nevada • Service organizations--Nevada--Las Vegas • Casino de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.) – History • Unites States, Air Force. Thunderbirds • Nevada -- Politics and government -- 20th century - Page 5- Guide to the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada • Tonopah (Nev.) • City and town life -- Henderson (Nev.) -- Twentieth century • Fremont Street -- Las Vegas • Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.) Collection Inventory Nellis Air Force Base, 1929-1983 Title/Description Containers Buildings Nellis Air Force Base and Sunrise Mountain, Nevada, 1973 June 03 folder 01 (0277_0001) (view online) Medical facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, approximately 1970-1979 folder 01 (0277_0002) (view online) Tactical Fighter Weapons Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, folder 01 approximately 1970-1979 (0277_0003) (view online) Cafeteria building at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, approximately folder 01 1970-1979 (0277_0004) (view online) Housing construction project at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, folder 01 approximately 1970-1979 (0277_0005) (view online) Nellis Air Force Base and Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada, 1973 June 03 folder 01 (0277_0006) (view online) Nellis Air Force Base, gasoline tank farm and Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada, folder 01 1973 June 03 (0277_0007) (view online) Mobile home park near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1973 June 03 folder 01 (0277_0008) (view online) Manch Manor subdivision at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1973 June 03 folder 01 (0277_0009) (view online) Wilshire Village housing subdivison at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1973 folder 01 June 03 (0277_0010) (view online) Nellis Air Force Base and gasoline tank farm, Nevada, 1973 June 03 folder 01 (0277_0011) (view online) Prefabricated dormitory being assembled at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, folder 01 approximately 1960-1979 (0277_0012) (view online) Artist rendering of a First National Bank branch at Nellis Air Force Base, folder 01 approximately 1970-1979 (0013) Concrete barracks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, approximately folder 01 1970-1979 (0277_0014) (view online) The Thunderbirds - Page 6- Guide to the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilots and planes at Nellis Air Force