[Web4lib] UNLV Libraries launches "Before Gaming: Celebrating Las Vegas' Centennial 1905-2005"

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UNLV Libraries launches "Before Gaming:  Celebrating Las Vegas' Centennial
1905-2005"

The UNLV Libraries has designed a concise collection of digital photographs
that feature some of the earliest pictures available of Las Vegas.  Many of
these 37 photographs are from the private collections of families who
arrived in Las Vegas around the time of its incorporation in 1905:  Helen
Stewart, Walter Bracken, William Ferron, Ed Von Tobel, and Fred and Maurine
Wilson.  A short narrative is provided to assist in browsing the
collection, and/or the digital exhibit can be searched by prearranged
topics.  The collection can be accessed at
http://www.library.unlv.edu/centennial, and is designed to supplement the
Early Las Vegas project at
http://www.library.unlv.edu/early_las_vegas/index.html.  Questions and
comments can be sent to Dr. Peter Michel, Director, Special Collections at
peter.michel at unlv.edu.