Guide to the UNLV Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada This finding aid was created by Maryse Lundering-Timpano and Lindsay Oden on April 27, 2018. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1kp7x 2018 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 special.collections@unlv.edu
Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Scope and Contents Note... 3 Arrangement Note... 4 Administrative Information... 4 Related Materials... 5 Names and Subjects... 5 Collection Inventory... 6 - Page 2 -
Summary Information Repository: Creator: Creator: Creator: Title: ID: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Meder, John Junior League of Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nev.) George, Willard Hampton, II UNLV Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada PH-00105 Date [inclusive]: approximately 1893-1960 Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (5 hanging folders, 1 shared box of negatives ) Language of the Material: Abstract: Preferred Citation English The UNLV Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada (approximately 1893-1960) depicts state parks, recreational areas, and early ranchers in the Las Vegas area. The images portray Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Logandale, the Valley of Fire, Mount Charleston, and early ranchers in Southern Nevada. The early ranchers to the Las Vegas area are: the Kiel and George family, the Stewart family, and the Wilson family from Sandstone Ranch (currently known as Spring Mountain Ranch State Park). There are also images of the Southern Paiute and actors filming in Southern Nevada in this photograph collection. UNLV Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada, approximately 1893-1960. PH-00105. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents Note The UNLV Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada (approximately 1893-1960) depicts state parks, recreational areas, and early ranchers in the Las Vegas area. The images portray Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Logandale, the Valley of Fire, Mount Charleston, and early ranchers in Southern Nevada. The early ranchers to the Las Vegas area are: the Kiel and George family, the Stewart family, and the Wilson family from Sandstone Ranch (currently known as Spring Mountain Ranch State Park). There are also images of the Southern Paiute and actors filming in Southern Nevada in this photograph collection. - Page 3-
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 Materials remain in original order. Many of the photographic prints have corresponding negatives. Negatives have been housed separately and can be found in box 8. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Access The collection is open for research. 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 in this collection were compiled by UNLV Special Collections into one collection. Materials were donated on August 3, 1977 by the Junior League of Las Vegas, on July 14, 1980 by John Meder, and in 1982 by Willard Hampton George II; accession numbers 1977-322, 1980-109, and 1982-070. Procesing 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 - Page 4-
Related Materials Related Collections The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection: Glenn Davis Photograph Collection, approximately 1914-1960. PH-00020. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. George Kelly Ryan, 1929-1971. MS-1031-5. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada Burial Records of Stewart Ranch, 1905-1913. MS-00031. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Helen J. Stewart Collection, 1869-1978. MS-00171. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Helen J. Stewart Photographs, approximately 1860-1950. PH-00104. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. James B. Wilson Jr. Photographs, approximately 1868-1972. PH-00011. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wilson Family Papers, 1880-1972. MS-00125. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada State Park System Records, 1863-1981. MS-00136. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. James Cashman Papers, 1911-1969. MS-00144. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Names and Subjects Kiel Ranch (North Las Vegas, Nev.) Southern Paiute Indians Southern Nevada -- 20th Century -- Rural Nevada Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Spring Mountain Ranch State Park (Nev.) Stewart family Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.) Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- History Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History - Page 5-
Ranches -- Nevada -- Las Vegas Guide to the UNLV Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada Collection Inventory Title/Description Hoover Dam/Lake Mead, 1935-1940 Containers Interior of the Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Hoover Dam, penstocks, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Hoover Dam, canyon wall, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Hoover Dam, spillway, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Hoover Dam, intake towers, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Hoover Dam, intake towers, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Men standing in a diversion tunnel, Men building a wall at Lake Mead Viewpoint, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Men building a wall at Lake Mead Viewpoint, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Boulder Beach and Marina, 1935 folder 01 Boulder Beach and Marina, 1935 folder 01 Men working on a skow, Boulder Beach, Nevada, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Men working on a skow, Boulder Beach, Nevada, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Men working on a skow, Boulder Beach, Nevada, approximately 1935-1940 folder 01 Boat on Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Black Canyon, Lake Mead, Nevada, approximately 1935-1940 - Page 6-
folder 02 Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Lake Mead, Fortification Hill, Arizona, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Lake Mead, Fortification Hill, Arizona, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Desert area near Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Desert area near Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Bird nest near Lake Mead, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Southern Nevada Region, 1916-1960 Mount Charleston, Nevada, approximately 1916-1940 folder 02 Rock formation at the Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1900-1940 folder 02 Stove at cabins, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Stove at cabins, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Park sign near cabins, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1935-1940 folder 02 Movie company tents, Logandale, Nevada, 1926 June 25 folder 02 Negative: Governor Scrugham and party near a kiva excavated by Mark Raymond Harrington, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, 1924 November 22 Negative: George Evans excavating the first kiva, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, Negative: Implements found in house number two, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, Negative: House number two upon its final uncovering, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, Negative: Governor Scrugham and archaeologist Mark Raymond Harrington with Union Pacific Railroad officials, Harrington's Camp, Lost City, Nevada, Negative: House number 5 after complete excavation, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, Negative: Surface indications of house ruins on a gravel hill before excavation, Negative: Southeast view of God's Pocket, Colorado River, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, - Page 7-
Negative: Panorama view of the Pueblo Grande de Nevada from the top of Mormon Mesa, Negative: Panorama view of the Pueblo Grande de Nevada from the top of Mormon Mesa, People, 1893-1940 Actors in Southern Nevada, 1925-1940 Oliver Hardy, approximately 1925-1927 folder 02 Jim Finlayson, approximately 1925-1927 folder 02 Oliver Hardy and Jim Finlayson, approximately 1925-1927 folder 02 Oliver Hardy and Milton Steele, approximately 1925-1927 Joe Perkins, approximately 1925-1929 Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Kathleen Collins, and Christian Frank, approximately 1925-1929 Crew viewing film rushes, approximately 1925-1929 Dale Evans and Roy Rogers filming a movie scene, 1940 Bryant Whitmore filming a movie scene, approximately 1925-1929 Kathleen Collins and unidentified others, approximately 1925-1929 Filming a movie scene, Red Anderson Wash, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1925-1929 Filming a movie scene, Red Anderson Wash, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1925-1929 Filming "1 Million Years, B.C.", 1936-1937 Filming "1 Million Years, B.C.," Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Filming "1 Million Years, B.C.," Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Lon Chaney Jr., Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Lon Chaney Jr., Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Actress and child being chased, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Actress and child, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Four actresses in costume, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Group of actors in costume, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Group of actors in costume, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 Movie prop builders, Valley of Fire, Nevada, approximately 1936-1937 People, 1893-1940 - Page 8-
Fireplace at the foot of Diana's Punch Bowl, Nye County, Nevada, 1938 April 17 Fireplace at the foot of Diana's Punch Bowl, Nye County, Nevada, 1938 April 17 Carl A. Lehnard, Dr. C.W. West, Guy D. Edwards, and Robert H. Rose at Lake Mead, Clark County, Nevada, 1938 April 20 Unidentified men fishing, approximately 1935-1940 Unidentified men fishing, approximately 1935-1940 Unidentified men with a pack mule, approximately 1935-1940 Negative: Kiva, excavated by Mark Raymond Harrington, approximately 1923-1925 Negative: Panorama of the southern site of Pueblo Grande de Nevada, approximately 1923-1925 Members of the Southern Paiute, 1893-1904 Southern Paiute family, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Southern Paiute baskets, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Annie, a Southern Paiute woman, at Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Southern Paiute man, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Southern Paiute woman, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Southern Paiute baskets, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Southern Paiute man, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Early ranchers of Southern Nevada, 1893-1904 Sadie Kiel George, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Sadie Kiel George, Stewart Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Hampton E. George, Conrad Kiel, and Sadie Kiel George, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Irrigation ditch, Sandstone Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Irrigation ditch, Sandstone Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Creek or irrigation ditch, Sandstone Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Helen Stewart, Sandstone Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Willard George, Hampton E. George, and an unidentified man, approximately 1893-1904 Edwin Kiel and Conrad Kiel at Kiel Sawmill, Kiel Canyon, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 folder 04 - Page 9-
James B. Wilson Sr., Tweed Wilson, James B. Wilson Jr., and Tweed Wilson's son, Sandstone Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Conrad Kiel, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Horse, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 folder 04 Mrs. Franklin Kiel, Frank Kiel, Sadie Kiel George, and Willard George, 1904 folder 04 Willard George, an unidentified man, Hampton George, and Edwin Kiel, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1900 Willard George and an unidentified man, Nebraska, approximately 1899-1900 Willard George and two unidentified people, Nebraska, approximately 1899-1900 Frank Kiel and Mrs. Franklin Kiel, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, 1904 Hampton E. George, an unidentified man, Mrs. Franklin Kiel, an unidenified man, Franklin Kiel, and Frank Kiel, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, 1904 Willard George and an unidentified boy, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, 1904 Hampton George, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, 1902 Tiza Stewart, Stewart Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Mail carrier, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Unidentified boy and Willard George, California, approximately 1904-1905 Willard George, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Willard George and Tiza Stewart, Stewart Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Franklin Kiel, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Unidentified man, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Willard George and Hampton George, Southern Nevada, approximately 1900-1904 Unidentified prospector with pack mules, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Willard George, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Unidentified American Indian, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Willard George, Southern Nevada, 1904 Willard George, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 Willard George, Hampton George, and unidentified others, approximately 1900-1904 Edwin Kiel, Kiel Ranch, Nevada, approximately 1893-1904 - Page 10-