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Minutes of meeting at City Hall council chambers regarding the best ways to control flooding in Southern Nevada, March 7, 1950
Date
1950-03-07
Archival Collection
Description
Meeting called to discuss the best ways to control flooding in Southern Nevada.
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Photograph of the City of Las Vegas Recreation Department meeting to discuss a new program for Little League Football, circa 1956
Date
1956 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of the City of Las Vegas Recreation Department meeting to discuss a new program for Little League Football, circa 1956. From left to right: Dr. James McMillan, Tommy Harmon, Marcus Haynes, and Tony Durham.
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Panoramic photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932-late 1930s
Date
1931 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Boulder City, panorama of houses, view from the water tank. To the far right of the photo, City Hall, the original Boulder City Elementary School located at 401 California Avenue, can be seen.
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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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