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Slide of a mime holding flowers at a protest near the Nevada Test Site, 1983

Date

1983

Description

Color image of a man with his face painted like a mime holding up flowers at a protest involving the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing.

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Slide of protesters linking arms and blocking the highway leading to the Nevada Test Site, 1983

Date

1983

Description

Color image of protesters involved with the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing. They are linking their arms and spanning the width of the highway leading to the Nevada Test Site.

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Slide of protesters linking arms and blocking the highway leading to the Nevada Test Site, 1983

Date

1983

Description

Color image of protesters involved with the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing. They are linking their arms and spanning the width of the highway leading to the Nevada Test Site.

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Slide of the front exterior of the Arizona Club, Las Vegas, circa 1905

Date

1905 to 1910

Description

A black and white image of the Arizona Club. It opened in 1905 in what became Las Vegas' notorious red light district, Block 16. When Block 16 was closed and bulldozed in January 1942, the Arizona Club's famous bar and fittings were installed in the Horn Room of the Hotel Last Frontier.

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Slide of Fremont Street looking east, Las Vegas, September 20, 1933

Date

1933-09-20

Description

A black and white image of Fremont Street, looking east, in downtown Las Vegas. Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Slide of men with donkeys, Las Vegas Ranch, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

Black and white image of two men with a pack of donkeys at the Las Vegas Ranch in Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Alice MacFarland, Delphine Squires, and Edna Johnson at Indian Springs Ranch, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1910 to 1930

Description

Identification given with photograph: "L-R: Mrs. Ira (Alice) MacFarland; Mrs. Charles (Delphine) Squires; Mrs. O.T. (Edna) Johnson. Taken at Indian Springs Ranch outside of Las Vegas, Nevada."

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Photograph of Town Barbecue after car accident, November 19, 1931

Date

1931-11-19

Description

The Town Barbecue stand after a delivery truck had crashed through the front wall in what is probably Las Vegas, Nevada. For additional information, see article in Las Vegas Evening Review Journal, November 19, 1931.

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Photograph of Leonard "Swede" Ohrn at Town Barbecue, November 19, 1931

Date

1931-11-19

Description

Leonard "Swede" Ohrn seated at the counter of the Town Barbecue, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada. His delivery truck crashed through the wall behind him (while he was eating) after it was struck by another car. For more information, see news article on reverse of photo board.

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Slide of The First State Bank, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1905 to 1920

Description

Description given with photograph: "The interior of The First State Bank in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was built in 1905 on the northeast corner of First and Fremont. Chris Brown and John S. Park are pictured in the bank."

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