Abstract
The John C. Olsen Photograph Collection (approximately 1950 to 1969) consists of black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and one scrapbook. Images depict scenes from the annual Helldorado Celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Shriners’ Parade in downtown Las Vegas, various hotels along the Las Vegas Strip, the Last Frontier Village at the Last Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, natural landscapes at Mount Charleston and Rhyolite, Nevada, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, Twin Lakes, and petroglyphs in Valley of Fire Nevada State Park.
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The John C. Olsen Photograph Collection (approximately 1950 to 1969) consists of black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and one scrapbook. Images depict scenes from the annual Helldorado Celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Shriners’ Parade in downtown Las Vegas, various hotels along the Las Vegas Strip, the Last Frontier Village at the Last Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, natural landscapes at Mount Charleston and Rhyolite, Nevada, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, Twin Lakes, and petroglyphs in Valley of Fire Nevada State Park.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
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Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
John Charles Olsen (1923-1982) was a Las Vegas, Nevada resident for thirty-two years. During this time he worked as an assistant manager of a souvenir store in downtown Las Vegas. Olsen died in Las Vegas on April 16, 1982.
Source:
Obituaries. "John Olsen," Las Vegas Review Journal, April 18, 1982. Accessed June 29, 2020.
Preferred Citation
John C. Olsen Photograph Collection, approximately 1950-1969. PH-00320. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated by Gina Griffis in 1982; accession number 82-86.
Processing Note
In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Nicole Batten wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2025, Sarah Jones added an additional scrapbook not previously included in the inventory.