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Explore America: Nevada

Explore America and discover people, places, art, history, and other items related to Nevada in the Smithsonian’s growing digitized collections.

Held in trust for the American people, the Smithsonian’s collections document the country’s history, art from across the globe, scientific discovery, and the vast wonders of the natural and cultural world. Visit Smithsonian Open Access to download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s 2D and 3D images.


Higgins Motel, Las Vegas, Nevada

Andre Agassi

Why Las Vegas's Landscape Is So Lush and Green

Frank Sinatra

How 1950s Las Vegas Sold Atomic Bomb Tests as Tourism

Sulfide Mineral Stibnite

Rollercon 2005 sticker

Strip mine in Nevada; gelatin silver print

United Airlines - Las Vegas

Silver City, Nevada

Sulfide Mineral Realgar

How the 726-Foot-Tall Hoover Dam Was Built Ahead of Schedule

Boulder Dam

Phyllis Diller’s Flamingo Hotel Towel

$16.50 Hoover Dam single

4c Silver Centennial single

Ali vs. Patterson, Las Vegas, 1965

Goldfield, Nevada

OUTLINE MAP / OF / WASHOE DISTRICT, / NEVADA. / SHOWING COMSTOCK LODE / Locations of Mineral Claims, Shafts, / Mills, Mining Towns, Etc. / 1879

Austin, Nevada

Stamp with blue bird resting on a branch with small narrow leaves against a white background

20c Nevada single

Nevada, from the United States Series

Why Mothers Stopped Traffic in Las Vegas

Autolandscape, Nevada

Green stamp with engraving of a cabin surrounded by pine trees with mountains in the background

3c Nevada Centennial single

Donner Lake, Nevada

Face covering/Face mask

Spring

Hans device used by Jeff Gordon at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2008

Decoy

Decoy

Photographic postcard of James J. Jeffries staggering away from Jack Johnson

Looking Upstream, Boulder Dam, Nevada

Nevada Sheepherder's Crook

Yo-Yo promotional event, Las Vegas, Nevada

Steve McCrory (Boxer) and Trainer Bob Surekin, 1983 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Reno, Nevada, from the series Shooting for the Gold

View of a yellow plane in the museum. The plane is painted yellow and has an eagle on the plane.

Grumman F8F-2, Bearcat, "Conquest I"


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