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Andress, Donna, 1925-
Donna Hanley Andress arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1930s with her mother Clarabelle Decker who taught at the Las Vegas Grammar School. In 1944 she married Clyde Gail Andress and, except for relocations due to military service in World War Two, remained an active citizen of Las Vegas until retiring to Nelson, Nevada, in 1987. Donna volunteered to serve in a number of community organizations, principally the Service League, the forerunner of the Junior League of Las Vegas.
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William Hillman Shockley Photograph Collection
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The William Hillman Shockley Photograph Collection (1875-1925, 1951) contains black-and-white photographs documenting mining operations at the Mount Diablo Mine and Millworks in Candelaria, Nevada. It also includes photographs of nearby operations including the Northern Belle Mine and the Princess Mill. The collection contains photographs of Shockley, his son, William Bradford Shockley, as an infant, as well as images of Shockley’s brothers, Walter A. Shockley and George Shockley.
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Newspaper article, Pioneer worked Union Pacific for life, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 23, 1973
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Archival Collection
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Newspaper article about Orien Stevens who worked on railroad for 48 years, from 1925 to 1973. The article discusses his retirement, positions he was able to hold, and work environment.
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Unidentified mill area: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Lederer cartoon: postcard
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Archival Collection
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Lederer cartoon: postcard
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Archival Collection
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