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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and Tommy McDonald, April 1951
Date
1951-04
Archival Collection
Description
Celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, L-R: unidentified; Wilbur Clark; Tommy McDonald.
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Photograph of Liberace, Wilbur Clark and Bea Baron, April 1951
Date
1951-04
Archival Collection
Description
Celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, L-R: Liberace ; Wilbur Clark; unidentified; Bea Baron.
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Photograph of Wilbur and Toni Clark and guests, April 1951
Date
1951-04
Archival Collection
Description
Wilbur and Toni Clark with guests gathered around a piano. L-R: unidentified; Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark; musician-composer Ted Mossman; unidentified; Toni Clark; unidentified; unidentitfied.
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and guests, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1951
Date
1951-04
Archival Collection
Description
Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark (second from right) with unidentified guests in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Walter R. Bracken, Las Vegas, circa 1940
Date
1939 to 1941
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white portrait of Walter R. Bracken, Special Representative for the President of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Las Vegas. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of N. A. Williams, Las Vegas, circa 1939-1940
Date
1939 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white portrait of N. A. Williams, the Vice President in charge of operations of the Union Pacific Railroad. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Slide of several officials signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam, April 18, 1931
Date
1931-04-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of officials from the Six Companies of San Francisco and the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as some local individuals, signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam (note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). Dr. Elwood Mead is signing the contract. Seated next to him is Henry J. Kaiser. Also identified in the photograph (in no particular order) are W.R. Armstrong, Walker Young, R.F. Walter, and Louis Crampton.
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Photograph of the signing of the Six Companies contract, Las Vegas, April 1931
Date
1931-04
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of officials from the Six Companies of San Francisco and the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as some local individuals, signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam (note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). Henry J. Kaiser is seated, signing the contract. Standing at the second spot from the left is Al Cahlan, Las Vegas Review Journal Managing Editor. Standing at the far right is Charles P. "Pop" Squires. Also identified in the photograph (in no particular order) are W.R. Armstrong, Walker J. Young (Bureau of Reclamation Engineer), R.F. Walter, and Louis Crampton.
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Photograph of William S. O' Brien and James C. Flood, circa 1860s-1888
Date
1860 to 1888
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: William S. O' Brien and James C. Flood. They were two San Francisco stockbrokers who teamed up with two miners (James G. Fair and John W. Mackay) to break the power and influence of William Sharon and the Bank of America on the Comstock Lode.
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Photograph of Carl Cohen receiving an award from an unidentified man, circa 1970s-1986
Date
1970 to 1986
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas, Nevada gaming executive Carl Cohen (left) receiving an award from an unidentified man.
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