Art Rader is a former Nevada State legislator who resides in Las Vegas. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
George Simmons was born on July 26, 1937 in Roxton, Texas. He studied at Texas Southern University and at the University of Texas. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 with his wife Eva. George Simmons designed homes for Sproul Homes in the 1960s, then was hired by the engineering firm Holmes and Narver. He worked for Holmes and Narver on a Department of Defense contract at the Nevada Test Site and in downtown Las Vegas. He is active in community groups and Black Golfers Association. Simmons retired in December of 2013.
Alamo Airways was a small air taxi company in Las Vegas during the 1940's through the 1960's. It's owner, George Crockett, opened the Alamo Airport to run Alamo Airways. The site of the Alamo Airport would eventually become the McCarran Airport, with Alamo Airways running out of the new airport until 1967. In 1967, Howard Hughes bought their facility.
The face of Hoover Dam as seen from the river. Part of the power plant's hydroelectric generators, as well as the canyon wall outlets and stoney gate are visible on the Nevada (left) side. The spillway tunnel is visible on the Arizona (right) side. During the years of lobbying leading up to the passage of legislation authorizing the dam in 1928, Hoover Dam was originally referred to "Boulder Dam" or as "Boulder Canyon Dam", even though the proposed site had shifted to Black Canyon. The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 (BCPA) never mentions a proposed name or title for the dam. When Secretary Wilbur spoke at the ceremony starting the building of the railway between Las Vegas and the dam site on September 17, 1930, he named the dam "Hoover Dam", citing a tradition of naming dams after Presidents, though none had been so honored during their terms of office. After Hoover's election defeat in 1932 and the accession of the Roosevelt administration, Secretary Ickes ordered on May 13, 1933 that the dam be referred to as "Boulder Dam". In the following years, the name "Boulder Dam" failed to fully take hold, with many Americans using both names interchangeably and map makers divided as to which name should be printed. In 1947, a bill passed both Houses of Congress unanimously restoring the name to "Hoover Dam".
Doyle Brunson, also known as "Texas Dolly," the bald man with dark-rimmed glasses seated at end of table, won $300,000 in this 7th World Series of Poker held at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. The photo shows "Texas Dolly" and other players playing poker while a large crowd watches them the background. Site Name: Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)