Transcontinental Highways Exposition Records
Collection
Identifier: 90-40
Included is a pamphlet directed at the Nevada state legislature, asking that the state erect an exhibition building, describing benefits of doing so, and listing endorsements by other states; a blank concessionaires' application; and an envelope with a large sticker/motto: "You'll like Nevada 'Meet me in Reno in 1926'."
Dates
- 1925-1926
Creator
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (3 items)
Abstract
Included is a pamphlet directed at the Nevada state legislature, asking that the state erect an exhibition building; a blank concessionaires' application; and an envelope with a large sticker/motto: "You'll like Nevada 'Meet me in Reno in 1926'."
Administrative History
Promotional fair held in Reno in 1927 in conjunction with the national opening of the Lincoln Highway, one of several held across the United States.
Arrangement
Unarranged.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records, Wendell Hammond, Hammond's Archives, Sacramento, CA 95814, Trade., 09/20/90, 90-40
Creator
- Title
- Transcontinental Highways Exposition Records Guide
- Status
- completed
- Description rules
- dacs
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Contact:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu