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Photograph of volunteers entertaining senior citizens, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1970s
Date
1975 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
The "Stepping Seniors" are a volunteer dance group made up of senior citizens in Las Vegas that performs at senior citizen centers, hospitals, etc., Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1970s.
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Photograph of the flashlight sculpture, Las Vegas, March 11, 1981
Date
1981-03-11
Archival Collection
Description
Cossje Van Bruggen and Claes Oldenburg standing next to the flashlight sculpture Oldenburg created at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
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Photograph of man at Las Vegas Valley Zoo, Las Vegas Valley, 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
A man feeding the animals at the Las Vegas Valley Zoo.
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Photograph of man waterskiing on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.) 1948
Date
1948
Archival Collection
Description
Man identified as "Harlan Diller" water skiing on Lake Mead. The area where he skiis is now a boat dock on the lake. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of seaplane on the water in Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Two men sit in a seaplane that appears to have just landed on the water. The man nearest the front begins to rise from the hatch door. The plane's vertical stabilizer reads NC 6106K. Inscription with image says: "CB Farmer Ted Swift, Robb Glendale Service Station, Glendale." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of fishermen with their catch from Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Six men stand/sit on their boat, showcasing their catch of fish from the lake. Lake Mead and other boats are visible behind them. The fishermen identified left to right, top row to bottom row, with handwritten inscription: "1. Bill Miller, 2. ?, 3. Bill Miller's brother, 4. Eye, Ear, Nose Specialist, 5. Baker from TWA 6. Gil Tilford - beer hall - rec hall, Boulder City."" (handwritten inscription) by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of man carrying fish on sidewalk, Overton (Nev.), 1940-1959
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Man carryies four fish down the streets of Overton. The first hang from hooks on a chain that the man has slung over his right shoulder; his back is to the camera. Image taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of highway ribbon cutting at Mount Rose, Reno (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Ten men commemorate the opening of the highway that leads up to the Reno Ski Bowl at Mount Rose in Reno, Nevada. None of the men were identified. The car behind the men has a banner that reads "Official opening of the new Super Scenic Highway to the Sky to the Reno Ski Bowl;" The license plate [WA] stands for Washoe County, NV. Photograph taken by the Nevada State Highway Department.
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Photograph of Trona Road grand opening, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Twelve men stand in the road, with two holding a map, to signify its grand opening. None of the men are identified, although the seventh man from the left looks like Dale Dorothy. Inscription with photograph reads "Road Opening (Trona Road) Las Vegas to Spring Mountain, Warner Springs."
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Photograph of Dale's radio card, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
W7CTK radio channel. Dale B. Dorothy broadcasts at his home, the Lazy 88 Ranch, in Pahrump, Nevada. ""Dale Dorothy at short wave radio directing a lost plane. Pahrump had no telephones, roads, or electricity."" [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]
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