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Smith & Chandler Photograph Collection (PH-00330)

Abstract

The Smith & Chandler Photograph Collection (approximately 1934-1978) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints. The images primarily depict the interior and exterior of the Smith & Chandler Indian Traders stores in both West Yellowstone, Montana and Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are images of the store’s floats included in the Helldorado parade in Las Vegas.

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Date

1934 to 1978

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 hanging folder)
0.10 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Smith & Chandler Photograph Collection (approximately 1934-1978) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints. The images primarily depict the interior and exterior of the Smith & Chandler Indian Traders stores in both West Yellowstone, Montana and Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are images of the store’s floats included in the Helldorado parade in Las Vegas.

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 as they were received.

Biographical / Historical Note

Alice Reese was born November 22, 1900 to Florence Eltha Woolf and Richard Reese in Benson, Utah. She married Kenneth North Chandler, who was part-owner of Smith and Chandler Stores. She passed away on Nov 26, 1989.

Preferred Citation

Smith & Chandler Photograph Collection, approximately 1934-1978. PH-00330. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1978 by Alice R. Chandler; accession number 1978-062.

Processing Note

In 2020, as part of an archival backlog eliminaton project, Ryan DiPaolo wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NVLN::PH00330

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