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Carson, T. Collection
Coll # 91-13
Date: ca. 1960's-1970's
Extent 1 pamphlet box
Collection consists of swizzle sticks from various Las Vegas hotel/casinos.

Harvey's Limited Edition Pewter Plates
Coll # 87-77
Date: 1910-1935
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection contains four pewter plates of noted Las Vegas historical sites: Union Pacific Depot; City Hall, 1935; Clark County Courthouse, 1914; and Fourth Street School, 1910.

Horse Racing Stamp
Coll # 1029-5
Date: 1974
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of commemorative stamp saluting horse racing, first day of issue fact sheet,
and a copy of Stamp News (3/18/74) featuring a story on the horse racing stamp.

Kunkle, Victor
Coll # 88-65
Date: 1960's-1970's
Extent 1 oversize box
Collection consists of the following artifacts: dice sets from Las Vegas hotels, Clark County deputy badges, and a large coin and currency collection drawn from all over the world.

Lyon, Annette
Coll # 90-45
Date: ca.1970s-1980s
Extent 2 document boxes
Collection consists of ashtrays and pens from numerous Las Vegas casinos.
INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Meehan, Louise
Coll # 89-93
Date: ca. 1980's
Extent 1 record storage box
Collection consists of Las Vegas casino promotional items-ashtrays, wine glasses and photos.

Meiklejohn, Patrick
Coll # 94-41
Date: x
Extent 3 record storage boxes
Collection consists of 100+ decks of casino playing cards and misc. casino memorabilia of undetermined amount and cost.

Montoya, Max
Coll # Mss32
Date: 1935
Extent 1 item
Collection contains a 1935 commemorative 3 cent stamp depicting Boulder (Hoover) Dam at its completion.

Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs
Coll # 86-62
Date: 1986
Extent 1 document box
Collection contains Porcelain figures.

Nevada Political Buttons
Coll # 89-06
Date: 1979
Extent 1 pamphlet box
Nevada political buttons.

Nevada Silver Centennial Stamp
Coll # 1031-1
Date: 1959
Extent 1 folder
Collection consists of envelopes with the Silver Centennial Stamp, cancelled with the "Virginia City - Nevada Silver Centennial - 1859-1959" die hub with postmarks of 10 Nevada cities including Las Vegas. There is also a first day of issue decorative envelope.

New York New York Hotel/Casino 9/11 T-Shirt Collection
Coll # 2002-30
Date: 2001-02
Extent 460 Oversize boxes
Collection consists of tee shirts (t-shirts) and other artifacts which were left at the Statue of Liberty replica located at the New York New York Hotel/Casino in memory of the firefighters and law enforcement personnel who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. (Stored in LASR)

Watts, Frank
Coll # 85-135
Date: 1880, 1913, 1966 - 1968
Extent 1 flat box
Collection contains gambling memorabilia (decks of cards, tokens, matchbooks, ashtrays), a wanted poster about white slavery from 1913 and a ledger of salt shipments in Nevada. INVENTORY AVAILABLE

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