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Harrah family photographs and personal files, 1958-1990
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Materials contain photographs of Bill Harrah and his family; oral history transcripts from an interview with Bill Harrah; articles and files related to Harrah’s death; and articles, press releases, and other materials that document Harrah’s life and business enterprises (1958-1990).
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Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 2, 1998
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Elizabeth Casper Photograph Collection
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The Elizabeth Casper Photograph Collection, approximately 1947 to 1960, contains photographic prints and slides that document the childhood of artist and schoolteacher, Elizabeth Casper, and her family life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Included are images of Casper and her family as well as the Helldorado parade, civic celebrations, churches, a nursery school, and casinos in Las Vegas.
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Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell Photograph Collection
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The Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell Photograph Collection, approximately 1982 to 2015, contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of depicting life at the Prince Mine in Pioche, Nevada. Images portray Tom Wah and his wife Gue Gim Wah posing in front of the one-room school house where Tom served meals and lived for a short time prior to purchasing the mine store. Images are reproductions created between 1982 and 2020 of scenes from approximately 1920 to 1939.
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Relda Leavitt Photograph Collection
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The Relda Leavitt Photograph Collection (1983) consists of reproductions of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of images taken between approximately 1913 and 1954. The images depict Leavitt’s relatives in Southern Nevada. Other images portray students at the 5th Street Grammar School in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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