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Dedication of the Gold Star Mothers War Memorial in City Hall Park in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1952
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection (PH-00315).
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Jack Howard interview, February 27, 1977: transcript
Date
1977-02-27
Archival Collection
Description
From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas collection OH-00897. On February 27, 1977, collector Michael K. Ericksen interviewed his uncle, schoolteacher, Jack E. Howard, (born June 18th, 1920 in Dewey, Oklahoma) in his home in Overton, Nevada. This interview covers Mr. Howard’s personal experiences and recollections about Southern Nevada. Mr. Howard’s wife, Mrs. Helen Howard, is also present during this interview, which offers a thirty year local overview.
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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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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
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. The man standing next to him is unidentified. 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 Senator Howard Cannon, North Las Vegas, December 1966
Date
1966-12
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of the North Las Vegas City Hall dedication with guest speaker Senator Howard Cannon.
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City of Las Vegas 5th Annual Town Hall Meeting by Briare, Bill (Mayor), 1982 April 12
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01027
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 88
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 88
Archival Component
Architectural drawing of residential home in Boulder City, Nevada, preliminary elevation, September 19, 1962
Date
1962-09-19
Archival Collection
Description
Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of a ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.
Architecture Period: Mid-Century ModernistImage
Las Vegas, Nevada City Hall hearings for individuals arrested at the Lenten Desert Experience: photographic slides, 1979 May
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00352
Collection Name: Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-010
Collection Name: Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-010
Archival Component
Aerial view of Las Vegas, including race track, city hall, post office, and park, approximately 1935-1940
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Tel Aviv city hall lights up in red, white and blue in solidarity with US | The Times of Israel: archived website, 2017
Level of Description
Other Level
Archival Collection
Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00866
Collection Name: Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component