Abstract
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material consists of three 16mm reels of moving images that depict Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1925 to 1927. The first reel depicts members of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, which was formed in 1925. The remaining footage depicts views of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Bank of Southern Nevada, First State Bank, the San Pedro, the Los Angeles, & Salt Lake Depot and Freight House, and various shops on Fremont Street including Oakes Studio, T. M. Carroll Real Estate, J. C. Penney, Las Vegas Garage, and the
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material consists of three 16mm reels of moving images that depict Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1925 to 1927. The first reel depicts members of the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas, which was formed in 1925. The remaining footage depicts views of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Bank of Southern Nevada, First State Bank, the San Pedro, the Los Angeles, & Salt Lake Depot and Freight House, and various shops on Fremont Street including Oakes Studio, T. M. Carroll Real Estate, J. C. Penney, Las Vegas Garage, and the
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives for additional information.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain as they were received.
General Note
As of January 2021, the three reels of 16mm film cannot be located.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Kiwanis Club is a "global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time," and the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas has been serving the Southern Nevada community since 1925. Sponsored by the San Bernardino chapter, the Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas held their first meeting December 4, 1925 in Las Vegas High School and remains an active chapter as of 2020. The Kiwanis Club held their meeting in Las Vegas High School, the coffee shop at the Union Pacific Depot, and many other locations across Las Vegas. Senator Pat McCarran presented the bell from the
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"About our Club," Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas. Accessed December 22, 2020. http://www.kiwaniscluboflasvegas.org/about-our-club.html
Preferred Citation
UNLV Libraries Collection of Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Audiovisual Material, approximately 1925-1927. MS-01042. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were periodically collected by the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2020-110.
Processing Note
In 2019, three 16mm films were sent to an external vendor for digitization. Karla Irwin minimally processed the reformatted digital files and created access copies. In 2020, Sarah Jones created the collection description and finding aid in ArchivesSpace.