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Film negative of Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 21, 1961
Date
1961-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 hangs on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade for Howard Hughes after he completed his Around The World flight in New York.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade for Howard Hughes after he completed his Around The World flight in New York.
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Aerial photograph of Virginia City, Nevada, 1870-1875
Date
1870 to 1875
Archival Collection
Description
A aerial view of Virginia City before the fire of 1875.
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Aerial photograph of Virginia City, Nevada, 1870-1875
Date
1870 to 1875
Archival Collection
Description
A aerial view of Virginia City before the fire of 1875.
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View of Yuma City, Arizona: photographic print
Date
1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156). "COPY 25328 Reproduction from the Original in the Arizona Historical Society" stamp on verso.
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Slide of the Penguin Restaurant, Carson City, Nevada, 1986
Date
1986
Archival Collection
Description
A color image of the front exterior and neon sign for the blue and white Penguin Restaurant, located in Carson City, Nevada.
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Photograph of residential homes in Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932 - late 1930s
Date
1932 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
View of residential homes, one under construction, in Boulder City. City Hall, originally Boulder City Elementary School located at 401 California Avenue, can be seen on the far right.
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A Look at the City of Las Vegas: City Government, 1972
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Gilbert Buck Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00281
Collection Name: Gilbert Buck Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06
Collection Name: Gilbert Buck Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06
Archival Component
Film negative of Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 21, 1967
Date
1967-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 and a group photograph of five men hang on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.
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