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Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs (PH-00040)

Abstract

The Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs depict the Las Vegas, Nevada area from approximately 1880 to 1962. The photographs primarily depict the Lake-Rockwell Family in Las Vegas, including Earl Rockwell with a local baseball team, the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, and the Las Vegas Police. Other photographs include the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site and views of the completed dam. The photographs also portray family members from the Rockwell Family.

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Date

1880-1962

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet (1 hanging folder and 1 flat file)

Related People/Corporations

Scope and Contents Note

The Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs depict the Las Vegas, Nevada area from approximately 1880 to 1962. The photographs primarily depict the Lake-Rockwell Family in Las Vegas, including Earl Rockwell with a local baseball team, the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, and the Las Vegas Police. Other photographs include the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site and views of the completed dam. The photographs also portray members of the Rockwell Family.

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Some collection material has been digitized and is available online.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Related Collections

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

Earl Rockwell Papers, 1852-1978. MS-00145. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Robert E. “Spud” Lake Photographs, 1905-1947. PH-00041. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lake-Eglington Family Photograph Collection, 1900-1976. PH-00010. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lake, Robert E. Interview, September 27, 1975. OH-01052. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs, 1880-1962. PH-00040. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 1977 by Alice Lake and Earl Rockwell; accession number 1977-140.

Processing Note

Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.

Resource Type

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Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::PH00040

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