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Photograph of Kenny Guinn speaking at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Nevada politician-businessman Kenny Guinn speaking at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Guinn was Vice President of Nevada Savings and Loan at the time, and served as Governor of Nevada from 1999-2007. Unidentified people in foreground. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street

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Photograph of Reuben Zucker, Judge John McGroarty and Myrna Williams at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

L-R: Dr. Reuben Zucker, Judge John McGroarty, Nevada politician Myrna (Torme) Williams at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street

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Slide of Jim Bilbray with two unidentified women, June 1985

Date

1985-06

Description

Nevada politician and attorney Jim Bilbrary (center) with two unidentified women at an unknown social event.

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Photograph of Governor Charles Russell giving a speech, 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Politicians and other businessmen. Gov. Charles Russell delivers a speech at the podium. Lt. Governor Rex Bell sits right next to him and Las Vegas Mayor C.D. Baker sits next to Bell. This was most likely taken sometime in the 1950s.

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Photograph of Senator Howard Cannon, Senator Alan Bible and Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman, Las Vegas, 1964

Date

1964

Archival Collection

Description

A group of Nevada politicians: Nevada Senator Howard Cannon (second on the left), Nevada Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman (third on the left) and Nevada Senator Alan Bible (on the right) in Las Vegas, NV, 1964. The second woman is unidentified.

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Photograph of Myrna Williams and Jean Ford at a University Library Society event, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1981-1989

Date

1981 to 1989

Description

Nevada politician Myrna (Torme) Williams speaks at a University Library Society event in the Special Collections Reading Room in the James Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Nevada Senator Jean Ford stands by (at left). Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Photograph of Jean Ford with an unidentified member of the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1984-1985

Date

1984 to 1985

Description

An unidentified woman with Nevada politician Jean Ford (at right) before leaving with the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs to tour the state of Nevada to testify on child abuse prevention legislation. They are standing by a car in a parking lot in front of an apartment building; part of the Las Vegas Hilton hotel can be seen in the background.

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Photograph of political men sitting together on couch, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960

Date

1959 to 1962

Description

Politicians sit together on a couch, likely during a political ralley before Lyndon B. Johnson became the Vice President. Identified from left to right: "1. Walter Baring, 2. Grant Sawyer, 3. Lyndon Johnson, 4. Alan Bible, 5. Howard Cannon, 6. Benny Goffstein(?)"

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson, 1965

Date

1965

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson, as photographed in 1965. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson, 1967

Date

1967

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson, as photographed in 1967. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

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