Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. She is pictured here wearing a tiara and standing on a stage in front of a microphone with several other unidentified individuals.
Jay Sarno onstage, at left, with an unidentified band and man dressed as a ringmaster at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada. A sign behind the band says "Circus Circus Hotel and Spa, Las Vegas." An area onstage with seating and a table is seen to the left. Site Name: Circus Circus (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the members of the group are: Jo Ann Ward, Pat Taney, Sybil Jones, Clarine Stevens, Ellie Stuerzer, Janet Bond, Carmen Ruggeroli, Peggy Bollig, Cheryl Hoffman, Jo Sandquist, Susie Kuypers, Marianne Stuerzer, Evelyn Lingo, Janice Abbott, Charlotte Mugleston, Diane Allen, Linda Lee and Nancy Pracejus.
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Warm Springs Road and Windmill Parkway.
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Pebble Road and Silverado Ranch Boulevard.
The Spencer and Georgia Hanna Butterfield Photograph Collection (approximately 1900-1978) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of the Hanna and Butterfield families. It also contains images of early and prominent residents of Las Vegas, Nevada such as James Cashman Sr., Las Vegas Chamber of Congress members, Union Pacific Railroad president George Ashby, and many other notable persons from early Las Vegas. The collection also includes photographs taken in Elko County, Nevada, the Hoover Dam, and other Las Vegas area images.
Oral history interview with Kimberly Harney-Moore conducted by Claytee White on June 16, 2010 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood Oral History Project. In her interview, Harney-Moore discusses being raised in the John S. Park Neighborhood with her three siblings in the 1960s and 70s.
Resolution to support Harold J. Stocker's letter requesting funds from the Arid Lands Fund for improvement of the domestic water supply for the Moapa Valley. Link to actual letter located in Relations field.
Oral history interview with Patricia Bearce conducted by Guy Pence on September 29, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bearce discusses some of the social and developmental changes, including the recreational activities involving swimming, going to theaters, watching stock car races, and attending Helldorado events. She also discusses some of the development of Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.