Digital Collections: Las Vegas’ Earliest Newspapers Digitized and Now Available Online via UNLV University Libraries
Two of Las Vegas Valley’s earliest newspapers have been digitized and are available to the public through the UNLV University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives Division.
Nearly every issue of the Las Vegas Age, published from 1905-47, and the Las Vegas Times, published from 1905-06, is available online.
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“This is a day to celebrate the availability of an exciting new resource for Las Vegas history,” said Cory Lampert, head of UNLV Digital Collections and the co-principal investigator on the project. “These newspapers serve as a first draft of history for Las Vegas and are an essential tool for many researchers and history buffs who want to take a deep dive into the early days of our city.”
Previously, only microfilm versions of the newspapers were available for researchers to peruse at either UNLV’s Lied Library or the Nevada State Museum.
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