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Richard B. Taylor Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00283

Abstract

The Richard B. Taylor Photograph Collection (approximately 1957-1991) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints and negatives. The images depict Taylor alongside Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity brothers playing table games and seated at a bar inside the Arizona Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additional images portray Taylor’s home on Trotter Circle in Las Vegas decorated for Halloween.

Archival Collection

Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00069

Abstract

The Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection depicts the statewide women’s conference held in June 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include keynote speaker Gloria Steinem, event organizers, workshops, volunteers, and musical performances.

Archival Collection

Ed W. Clark Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00034

Abstract

The Ed W. Clark Photograph Collection contains photographs that depict politicians and businesspeople in Southern Nevada from 1900 to 1975. The photographs depict several Democratic Party members, including U.S. Senators Pat McCarran and Berkeley Bunker, Nevada Assemblyman Harry Edward "Hap" Hazard, and Nevada Governor Edward P. Carville. The photographs also depict political events, including the planting of a tree in the courthouse park of Las Vegas, Nevada, and a parade on Fremont Street in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

George Laurence Ullom Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00118

Abstract

The George Laurence Ullom Photograph Collection (1915-1974) contains photographic prints and negatives created by Las Vegas, Nevada photographer George Laurence "Larry" Ullom. Larry owned and operated Ullom’s Desert Art Studio, which was located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bulk of the collection consists of Ullom's wedding chapel photography. The collection also includes his photography work for the Bureau of Reclamation, the Agricultural Extension Service, and the Associated Press, Atlantic News, and Acme news bureaus.

Archival Collection

Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00304

Abstract

The Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1950 to 1960. Wright was an executive at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the photographs depict him with friends and business associates, and at events promoting the hotel. Also included are photographs of the Riviera Hotel and Las Vegas Strip.

Archival Collection

Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00088

Abstract

The Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection, approximately 1948 to 1960, consists of twenty black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting images of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, the annual Helldorado Parade, the Marion Hicks family, local labor union dinners, Thunderbird Hotel employees, and various hotels and casinos.

Archival Collection

Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013

Date

2013-02-09

Description

Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold talks about growing up in early Las Vegas at the unveiling of the banners for the Berkley Square Historic District in Las Vegas, February 9, 2013.

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Byrd Wall Sawyer Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00256

Abstract

The Byrd Wall Sawyer Photograph Collection contains color photographic slides depicting Byrd Wall Sawyer’s home, the Carson House, in Carson City, Nevada; towns and cities; and landscapes throughout Nevada between approximately 1950 to 1970. Nevada towns and cities primarily depicted include Belmont, Manhattan, Reno, and Dixie. Nevada landscapes include Carson River, Carson Mountains, Olinghouse Canyon, Washoe Lake, King’s Canyon, Lake Winnemucca, Washoe Valley, and Lake Tahoe.

Archival Collection

Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00329

Abstract

The Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection (1986) contains black-and-white and color photographic prints and conceptual sketches of the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The photographs depict casino patrons in various locations throughout the Showboat, and the sketches show exterior and interior designs.

Archival Collection

Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013

Date

2013-02-09

Description

Juana Leia Jordan (Delta Sigman Theta Sorority) speaks with Claytee White (UNLV Oral History Research Center) at the Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling, February 9, 2013.

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