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Photograph of the Edwards brothers harvesting ice in Nevada, 1906

Date

1906

Description

L-R: Brothers Frank, Hosea, George, Eli, and Will Edwards harvest blocks of ice in Nevada with saws, axes and tongs. George Edwards was the father of Elbert Edwards.

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Photograph of men on horses, Nevada National Forest, circa 1941

Date

1941 (year approximate)

Description

James Cashman riding "Shorty" on the top, and Chet on "old Sorrell" on the bottom.

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Photograph of Gordon Thompson, Nevada, circa 1977-1980

Date

1977 to 1980

Description

Nevada Supreme Court Justice Gordon Thompson. He wrote an important legal opinion in the Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal appeal upholding the state's right to regulate gaming.

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Photograph of Judy Bayley and Senator Howard Cannon at one of the trailrides, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1968-1971.

Date

1969 to 1971

Description

Judy Bayley and Senator Howard Walter Cannon at one of the trailrides, circa 1968-1971. Senator Cannon is pinning a ribbon on Judy Bayley. Judith “Judy” Bayley, namesake of the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was once known as “The First Lady of Gambling.” Judy and her husband Warren “Doc” Bayley opened the Hacienda Hotel and Casino on October 17, 1956. After Warren’s unexpected death from a heart attack on December, 26, 1964, Judy Bayley took over the ownership and operations of the Hacienda. By doing so, she became the first woman in Nevada history to be the sole owner and operator of a hotel-casino. An avid horsewoman, as a publicity campaign, Judy started “The Hacienda Trailrides.” Which some considered the social event of the year. The first trailride was held in December, 1968 to commemorate Pearl Harbor. The ride began at the Valley of Fire State Park and Ended in Overton, Nevada. Judy donated all proceeds from the trailride to benefit the local Veterans of Foreign Wars. Four Trailrides were held over the next four years, leaving from Tule Springs (now Floyd Lamb State Park), and from the Hacienda itself before they were discontinued after her death. After Judy’s death from cancer on December 31, 1971, the Hacienda was sold in 1972. The Hacienda’s doors closed to the public on December 10, 1996. The hotel was imploded on December 31, 1996 on the 25th anniversary of Judy Bayley’s death, and was broadcast on the Fox news network as part of their New Year’s Eve 1996 telecast. In March 1999, it was replaced with the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.

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Photographic slide of Christopher Dove and Don Dancer in Pershing County, Nevada, circa 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)

Description

Two men leaning against a blue truck with "Nevada State Museum" written on the door. Written on the slide: "Christopher (Kit) Dove, Don Dancer at site 26-Pe-67. Pershing Co., Nevada."

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Photograph of Paul Fisher, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

A portrait of Paul Fisher in Boulder City, Nevada. Fisher was the owner of the Fisher Pon Company, and a resident of Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Southern Nevada Historical Society, April 1973

Date

1973-04

Description

Typed description provided on the back of the image: "Southern Nevada Historical Society members. April, 1973. Left to right: James Ashbaugh, Celesta Lowe, Gwendolyn Wooley, Dr. Ralph Roske."

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Photograph of men lined up in the desert, Nevada, 1910

Date

1910

Description

Men line up in the desert next to tents and in front of mountains, possibly near Diamond Queen mine in Nevada. Description on photograph housing reads, "Johnny (Diamond Queen?), 1910."

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Photograph of Dr. Charles A. Bucher, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 29, 1982

Date

1982-11-29

Description

Portrait of Dr. Charles A. Bucher at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Postcard of miners in Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Description

A group photograph of unidentified miners on shift in Virginia City, Nevada. Printed on the front of the card: "Miners on shift - Virginia City, Nevada."

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