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Looking west of Boulder City, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1950 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1955 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Aerial View of Boulder City, Nevada, looking west, 1950-55(?).
Image
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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Film transparency of he dedication of Boulder City's Bicentennial Gazebo in Boulder City, Nevada 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
The dedication of Boulder City's Bicentennial Gazebo in Boulder City, Nevada 1976. From left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Jeanne Clark, Bob Ferraro (crouching), Tommy Nelson, Joe Williams, Elton Garrett, unknown (crouching), unknown (crouching)
Image
Aerial photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Las Vegas Valley as seen from the City View Trail above Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2016-09-14
Archival Collection
Description
Images of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from City View Trail above the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.
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Anderson Boarding and Supply Company contract for building a mess hall and living quarters near Tuba City, Arizona, 1940 November
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 147 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 147 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder City High School groundbreaking ceremony, Boulder City, Nevada, March 04, 1949
Date
1949-03-04
Archival Collection
Description
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Boulder City High School in Boulder City, Nevada. Elbert Edwards is second from left.
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