Abstract
The Charla Glimp Photograph Collection (approximately 1947-1958) consists of photographic prints relating to Ellsworth Elmer Baker's grocery store located at 1315 North D Street in Las Vegas' historic Westside. Photographs include Baker with neighborhood children, at the opening of the Moulin Rouge, and exterior views of the grocery store.
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The Charla Glimp Photograph Collection (approximately 1947-1958) consists of photographic prints relating to Ellsworth Elmer Baker's grocery store located at 1315 North D Street in Las Vegas' historic Westside. Photographs include Baker with neighborhood children, at the opening of the Moulin Rouge, and exterior views of the grocery store.
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Collection is open for research.
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This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Charla Glimp, acknowledged that they held no copyrights in the donated material when they transferred ownership of Charla Glimp Photograph Collection (PH-00464) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
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Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Ellsworth Elmer Baker opened a grocery store at 1315 North D Street in Las Vegas' historic Westside. The store was just off Jackson Avenue and was open from 1947 until it went bankrupt in 1958 due to competition on Rancho Drive and Las Vegas Boulevard. Baker went on to work at a local car dealership. Born in Hannibal, Missouri on June 30, 1914, Baker was married to his wife, Helen, and the couple had three children: Charla, Marylyn, and Ronald. Baker passed away September 16, 1983.
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"Ellsworth Elmer Baker," FindaGrave.com. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28746697/ellsworth_elmer-baker
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Charla Glimp Photograph Collection, approximately 1947-1958. PH-00464. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2025 by Charla Glimp; accession number 2025-061.
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Acquired in 2025 by Aaron Mayes, Visual Materials Curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on Black history in Las Vegas. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.