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Clark County Fire Department Captain Ray Vasquez stands near other firefighters after putting out a residential fire: photographic print

Information

Creator

Creator: Henry, Scott

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

Shown here taking a breather after putting out a residential fire is Fire Captain Ray Vasquez and his men of the Clark County Fire Department. Vasquez is a native Las Vegan who joined Clark County Fire Department in 1964 after having served a stint in the U.S. Navy. Of his long career, Vasquez is perhaps most proud of his important role in fighting and extinguishing the catastrophic, life-taking fires at the MGM and Hilton Hotels.

Digital ID

PH-00442_022

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d14b31942
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Rodriguez, Thomas

Subject

Hispanic Americans
Latin Americans
Fire departments
Fire fighters

Time Period

1980s (1980 - 1989)

Place

Clark County

Resource Type

Image

Material Type

photographs
photographic prints
black-and-white photographs

Source

Clark County Fire Department Captain Ray Vasquez stands near other firefighters after putting out a residential fire: photographic print, approximately 1983 to 1986

Archival Collection

Scott Henry Photographs of the Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx Community

Citation

PH-00442_022. Scott Henry Photographs of the Las Vegas, Nevada Latinx Community, approximately 1983-2000. PH-00442. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d14b31942

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Copyright is owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Please see the UNLV Libraries Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Date Digitized

2021-10-05

Extent

91163210

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff