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Photograph of land auction reenactment, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 1980
Date
1980-05-15
Archival Collection
Description
Re-enactment of land auction as a celebration for City of Las Vegas' Diamond Jubilee (75th anniversary). L-R: (1) John Cahlan, Jubilee coordinator; (2) Mayor Bill Briare; (3) City Commissioner Ron Lurie.
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Photograph of land auction reenactment, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 1980
Date
1980-05-15
Archival Collection
Description
Crowd in front of stage set up for re-enactment of 1905 land auction celebrating the Diamond Jubilee (75th anniversary) of the City of Las Vegas. This took place in Union Plaza parking lot where the original auction was held.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Bill Briare with proclamation, March 15, 1981
Date
1981-03-15
Archival Collection
Description
Mayor Bill Briare, left, holds a proclamation declaring the Optimist Club Youth Safety Week. The person at right may be Optimist member Bill Boggs.
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Photograph of members of the North Las Vegas Planning Commission, North Las Vegas, Nevada, August 15, 1966
Date
1966-08-15
Archival Collection
Description
The North Las Vegas Planning Commission, North Las Vegas, Nevada, August 15, 1966. Pictured L-R: William McMurtrey, Charles Collins, Sam Pell, Tom Sawyer, and Jim Kleffen.
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Photograph of Clark townsite auction sale, Las Vegas, May 15-16, 1905
Date
1905-05
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten text on back of photo: "Auction sale of lots. Clarks Townsite, Las Vegas, Nevada. May 15 & 16th 1905. Tall man in shirt sleeves, standing on platform is C.O. Whittemore, Attorney for Salt Lake R.R. Short man on his left, with broad brim had on, is Ferd K. Rule, Treasurer of Salt Lake R.R. Man on his left with hat on and wearing black neck tie is Frank A. Watters, Roadmaster, Salt Lake R.R. Man with mustache, standing on ground on extreme right is Mr. Towner. (Original owner of Indian Springs Ranch) It was 110 Degrees in the shade of the old mesquite tree where auction took place, between present Freight Depot and Main Street -- near Woodards Down Town Camp. Heavy set man with white mustache standing on the ground is Mark Weight, Mayor of Pasadena California, 1905."
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Traffic on I-15 over West Sahara Avenue near Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-08-31
Archival Collection
Description
Morning commuter traffic flows on I-15 as it passes over West Sahara Avenue as it crosses under near Rancho Drive. This interchange operates as one of the busiest in the Las Vegas Valley.
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Hotels, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s (folder 1 of 1), image 15
Date
1990 to 1999
Description
Arrangement note: Series III. Internal: Work
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes reception at City Hall - 7/15/38. (Press Association)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after completing his Round The World flight, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Text typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes strutting across a New York hotel lobby after completing a Round The World flight. 7-15-38. (Press Association)."
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Photograph of Robert D. "Bob" Fisher, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 2016
Date
2016-05-15
Archival Collection
Description
Longtime Las Vegas broadcaster Robert D. "Bob" Fisher works during the taping of his weekly radio show "America's Diabetes Hour" broadcast from the Beasley Group's 2920 S Durango Drive location on KDWN AM 720. Fisher came to Las Vegas in 1992 to become the founding president and CEO of the Nevada Broadcasters Association (NVBA). He held that position for 22 years.
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