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Newspaper clipping, Advertisement for the KLAS-TV News Team, The Team to Watch, publication unknown, circa 1975
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Archival Collection
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Newspaper clipping showing the KLAS-TV News Team (left to right front row): Ron Vitto, Bob Stoldahl, Murray Westgate, Roosevelt Toston, Chuck Russell, unnamed woman. Left to right back row: Hampton Young, Rick Larson.
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Harmon family (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Harmon family was one of the early settlers of Las Vegas, Nevada. Since the early 1900s, the Harmon family has been invovled with Las Vegas's political and business development.
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Publicity photo taken at the El Morocco Club, 1963
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Archival Collection
Description
Publicity photo. Annotation: "El Morocco 1963, Q. B., Clyde Watkins, Sonni Jones, Henry Bass, Junior Gillan (baseball -- L.A. Dodgers) rep for alcholpacs (?)" Junior Gillan (LA Dodgers, Hines Walker Co.)
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UNLV Libraries Collection of Desert Inn Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Desert Inn Hotel and Casino Promotional and Publicity Materials (approximately 1954-1993) consists of newspaper clippings, show programs, press releases, "Guide to What's Happening NOW" magazines, and other promotional and publicity materials about the Desert Inn.
Archival Collection
Mrs. E. W. Cragin Papers
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The collection dates from 1926 to 1957. It is comprised of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and memorabilia gathered by Mrs. E. W. Cragin, wife of former Las Vegas Mayor Ernie W. Cragin. The collection includes information about public relations activities of the former mayor and his wife including the christening of the cargo ship the Las Vegas Victory.
Archival Collection
Lynch, Rosemary, 1917-2011
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Sister Rosemary Lynch was a Catholic nun, teacher, and social activist who advocated for world peace, disarmament, and an end to the testing and use of nuclear weapons.
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McWilliams, J. T. (John Thomas), 1863-1941
Nevada pioneer, engineer, and surveyor John Thomas (J.T.) McWilliams was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, on December 10, 1863. In 1879, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, before settling in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. While in Chicago, McWilliams studied civil engineering at the University of Chicago, and in 1884 he began surveying for the Northern Pacific Railroad.
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