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Photograph Greg McCurdy speaking at the Las Vegas Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Greg McCurdy speaking at 2013 Las Vegas Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop
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Newspaper clipping, LV authorities urge Nevadans to be watchful, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 10, 2011
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Archival Collection
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Newspaper clipping from the Las Vegas Review-Journal regarding local preparations for the tenth anniversary of 9/11 attacks.
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Newspaper clipping, Sheriff heading for Middle East for talks on global crime trends, Las Vegas Review-Journal, n.d.
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Archival Collection
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Las Vegas Review Journal article about a Middle East law enforcement conference attended by Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie and Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy.
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Newspaper clipping, Biker gang probe comes to fruition, Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 28, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Article about arrests that occurred from Operation Pure Luck; Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy pictured at news conference.
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LeFors, Jerry, 1921-2008
Jerry LeFors, from the "Greatest Generation," was born in Oklahoma in 1921 and attended grade schools in West Texas. He graduated from high school in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1938 and then continued his education at Cameron Junior College in Lawton, where he graduated in 1940.
While in college he enjoyed playing the drums and had his own dance band in addition to his studies. He also became enamored with flying aircraft and became a Civilian Flight Instructor in Illinois in 1941, following graduation.
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Doolittle Family Photographs
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The Doolittle Family Photographs contain photographs that depict the Doolittle Family in Las Vegas, Nevada around 1923. The photographs primarily depict the family at the Las Vegas Ranch, the Stewart (Kiel or Kyle Ranch), and the Las Vegas Mormon Fort.
Archival Collection
Celia Rivero Grenfell Family Photographs
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The Celia Rivero Grenfell Family Photographs depict the Rivero Family in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1917 to 1950. The photographs depict Celia Grenfell’s parents Francisco and Margarita Rivero as well as their children and relatives. The photographs also depict businesses in Las Vegas, including Frank Romero’s restaurant and the Elko Rooms hotel.
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Josephine Johnson Foster Photograph Collection
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The Josephine Johnson Foster Photograph Collection depicts the Manor, Howard, Johnson, and Foster families in Nevada from approximately 1906 to 1946. The photographs depict family members and miners in the towns of Tonopah, Millers, and Goldfield, Nevada. The photographs also include family photographs taken in Oregon.
Archival Collection
Eunice Claxton Papers
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The collection is comprised of long time Nevada resident Eunice Claxton's papers from 1982 to 2011. Included are photographs, memorial service programs, her maternal family history, and the 41st and 50th church convocations held in the Church of God in Christ, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection