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Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection (PH-00088)

Abstract

The Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection, approximately 1948 to 1960, consists of twenty black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting images of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, the annual Helldorado Parade, the Marion Hicks family, local labor union dinners, Thunderbird Hotel employees, and various hotels and casinos.

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Date

1948 to 1960

Extent

0.05 Cubic Feet
0.12 Linear Feet (1 hanging folder, 1 shared box of negatives)

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection, approximately 1948 to 1960, consists of twenty black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting images of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, the annual Helldorado Parade, the Marion Hicks family, local labor union dinners, Thunderbird Hotel employees, and various hotels and casinos.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

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 in original order.

Biographical / Historical Note

Wilhelmina "Billie" Milton Grace moved to Las Vegas, Nevada from New York State in 1948. When she arrived, she began work as a governess for the Marion Hicks family until she began working as an executive housekeeper at Thunderbird Hotel in 1950.

Source:

Billie Milton oral history interview, 1976 May 05. OH-01306. Audio recording. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Related Collections

The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Billie Milton oral history interview, 1976 May 05. OH-01306. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection, approximately 1948-1960. PH-00088. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1984 by Billie Milton Grace.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Nicole Batten wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00088

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