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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.
Image
Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School class, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950
Date
1947 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photo of Boulder City Elementary School class. Teacher is Mrs. Dorothy Johnson.
Image
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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View of city from hill above, Virginia City, Nevada: postcard
Date
1975 (year approximate)
Description
From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240)
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Howard Hughes' Aviation Hall of Fame inventories and descriptions of film reels and photographs featuring Hughes, 1975 to 1976
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 532 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 532 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Lewis Homes Boulder City: Boulder City, Lewis Homes, 1983
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00497
Collection Name: Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Farnsworth Collection on Housing in Clark County, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, March 3, 1933
Date
1933-03-03
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing a portion of Boulder City from Water Tank Hill. This photo is significant because it shows the Babcock & Wilcox Company housed under construction in the middle distance.
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Meeting: Carson City, Nevada and Boulder City, Nevada photographs, 2003
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
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Collection Number: MS-00292
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
Box/Folder: Box 08
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Daughters of the American Revolution Records
Box/Folder: Box 08
Archival Component
Ashley Hall oral history interview
Identifier
OH-02488
Abstract
Oral history interview with Ashley Hall conducted by Claytee D. White on September 2, 2015 and September 22, 2015 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. Hall discusses being the city manager of Las Vegas, Nevada during the early portion of the development of Summerlin, Nevada by the Hughes Corporation. He also discusses his earlier life before politics, pertaining to Nevada Trench Safety.
Archival Collection
Boulder City, Nevada -Boulder City, Overhead Wire Crossings, 1964
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00397
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 88
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 88
Archival Component