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Photograph of Senator Paul Laxalt and Claude Perkins, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970

Description

(L-R) U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt, Claude Perkins, and an unidentified man and a party honoring Bonnie Gragson.

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Photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy, 1979

Date

1979

Description

Portrait photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy.

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Photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy and Senator Howard Cannon, 1979

Date

1979

Description

Sarran Knight Preddy, NAACP Vice President, with U.S. Senator Howard Cannon.

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Photograph of Senator Joe Neal, circa 1970s

Date

1970-19-79

Description

Nevada State Senator Joe Neal.

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Photograph of Dr. Claude Perkins, 1980

Date

unspecified year in XXXX

Description

Dr. Claude Perkins, Clark County School District Superintendent.

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Photograph of Judge Earle W. White, Jr., 1984

Date

1984

Description

Judge Earle W. White, Jr., believed to be the first African-American Deputy Public Defender in Nevada.

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Photograph of Aaron Williams, 1972

Date

1972

Description

Aaron Williams, the first African American to be elected to the Clark County Commission in 1972.

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Photograph of the dedication of Tom Williams Park, North Las Vegas, April, 1967

Date

1967-03

Description

The dedication of Tom Williams Park in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (L-R) Rev. Aubrey Walley, Methodist Church, Hal Fincher, North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Board, Dorothy Booth; Councilman Jack Petitti; Theron Goynes, North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Board; Father James Shehy, the Catholic priest who gave the prayer.

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Wayne Newton being honored for a benefit performance by Major Richard Skeels: photographic print

Date

1985-03-09

Description

From the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (PH-00277) -- Wayne Newton, famous Las Vegas entertainer, was honored for the benefit performance that he gave at the River Rats meeting, Convention Center, Las Vegas, fall of 1973. At right is Maj. Richard Skeels, Nellis Air Force Base. The River Rats are airmen who have flown at least one mission over the Hanoi-Haiphong Area during the Vietnam War. (Nellis Air Force Base 5-23-74)

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Captain Willie Mays: photographic print

Date

1994-06-05

Description

From the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (PH-00277) -- Capt. Willie Mays, left wing, Thunderbirds Precision Flying Team. Nellis Air Force Base. (1-19-82)

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