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Photograph of a dog on a burro's back in the Labor Day parade, Tonopah (Nev.), 1904

Date

1904

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Photograph of a dog on a burro's back in the Labor Day parade, Tonopah (Nev.), 1904

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Photograph of a crowd watching the Labor Day drilling contest, Tonopah (Nev.), 1906

Date

1906

Description

Photograph of a crowd watching the Labor Day drilling contest, Tonopah (Nev.), 1906

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Photograph of parade celebrating Goldfield extension of Tonopah Railroad, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1905

Date

1904 to 1906

Description

Photograph of parade celebrating Goldfield extension of Tonopah Railroad, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1905

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Postcard of a Labor Day drilling contest, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Postcard of a Labor Day drilling contest, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Rotary Club's Christmas Party, Las Vegas, 1940

Date

1940

Description

A black and white image of Las Vegas Rotary Club members at a Christmas party in Las Vegas. The group is in front of the Apache Hotel. Club President A.C. Grant is seated beside a waving Santa Claus in an automobile bearing a sign that reads: "Rotary Xmas Party." Secretary Bryan L. Bunker is standing second from the right in the first row. 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 ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930

Date

1930-09-17

Description

Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.

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Photograph of Colonel William Strand and Miss Nevada at a celebration for the 30th anniversary of the Tactical Air Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 25, 1976

Date

1976-03-25

Description

Col. William Strand and Janice Ann Carrell (Miss Nevada) cut a cake at a celebration for the 30th birthday of the Tactical Air Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Slide of a band performing during Mardi Gras, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1978

Date

1978

Description

A band performing during Mardi Gras celebration.

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Slide of Mardi Gras event, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1978

Date

1976 to 1980

Description

Students participate in a Mardi Gras event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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