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Photograph of Harriet Schaller, Bob Miller, Colette Saltz and Chris Hall at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
Date
1984
Archival Collection
Description
Harriet Schaller (widow of Nevada politcal strategist and writer Chris Schaller), Bob Miller (Governor of Nevada from 1989-1999), Colette Saltz and Chris Hall at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street
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Photograph of people outside Gold Reef's first business (Nev.), 1908
Date
1908-10-11
Archival Collection
Description
Gold Reef, Nevada, camp's first business, October 11, 1908. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The camp's first business, a combination saloon, restaurant, barber shop and general store, October 11, 1908. Gold Reef was located 8 miles south of Tonopah in the Gold Mountain mining district. The camp was founded after rich gold outcrops were discovered nearby, but the deposits were small and the camp had vanished by 1910. The area came to life again during the Divide boom of 1919, but was abandoned again by 1925. E.W. Smith photo." There is a date stamp: 1984.
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Photograph of Engine #8 of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad in Beatty (Nev.), circa 1934
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
There was an inscription on the image. "This photo was taken in Beatty, Nevada in the mid-1930s. Engine #8 of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad can be seen idling in the railroad yards. The Tonopah and Tidewater was one of the three railroads serving Beatty during the Rhyolite mining boom of 1906-07. It was built in 1907 and ran until 1940. The tracks were removed in 1943. The other two lines were the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad (1906-1918) and the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad (1906-1928). The Tonopah and Tidewater ran from Ludlow, CA to Goldfield, NV, although its rails only reached Beatty. The railroad used both L. V. and T.R.R. and B. G. R.R. track between Beatty and Goldfield. Engine #8 was a 2-8-0 Baldwin built for the T. & T. in 1907. The engine was sold to Kaiser Steel Company in 1944 when the T. & T. was abandoned. Kaiser rebuilt it and used it as a switcher until it was scrapped, probably in the 1950s."
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Photograph of McWilliams' home, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 23, 1980
Date
1980-05-23
Archival Collection
Description
Depicted in the photograph is the original home of Mr. And Mrs. J.T. McWilliams. The house stood at the corner of "C" Street and Wilson Streets, but has since been destroyed by fire. This photograph came with a letter which read, "Dear Mrs Kepper: It is hoped that the enclosed photograph of the original home of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. McWilliams will be of some use and value to your collection. Mr. McWilliams was the subdivider of the original town of Las Vegas, located on the west side of the Rail Road Tracks and north of Bonanza Road. The house has been burned down, and, only ashes remain. My sister Jean Nevada Fayle, was born in this house June 9, 1909. The McWilliams and my folks were very good friends. At one time Mr. McWilliams served as County Surveyor. The house stood at the north east corner of "C" and Wilson Streets. With best best wishes, Leonard F."
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Photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water District officals, Las Vegas (Nev.), January 1959
Date
1959-01
Archival Collection
Description
LV Valley Water District officials from left to right is Ted Werner, Leonard Fayle, Louis Pico Sr., Harvey Luce, George Ullom, Maurice Gedance, James Ryan, Mary Jean Barozzi.
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Photograph of Father James Sheehy, Mayor William Taylor and Bishop Robert Dwyer at a dinner honoring Sheehy, North Las Vegas, Nevada, January, 1964
Date
1964-01
Archival Collection
Description
Father James Sheehy (center) was honored by St. Christopher's Catholic Church with a parish-wide dinner at the Las Vegas Elks Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, January, 1964. North Las Vegas Mayor William Taylor (left) presented him with a key to the city and spoke on behalf of the City of North Las Vegas. Bishop Robert Dwyer (right) of Reno was the principal speaker.
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Clara Bow (seated, second from right) and Rex Bell (standing, fourth from right) in costume for a Hollywood party with an unidentified group of people
Date
1933
Archival Collection
Description
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. Clara is seated on the floor holding a Mickey Mouse toy. Rex is on the right towards the back with a black tie and wearing a hat
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Map showing various facilities of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, March 1, 1953
Date
1953-03-01
Archival Collection
Description
'Exhibit C.' 'March 1, 1953.' 'I-67.' Scale [ca. 1:7,200] 1 in.=600 feet. Map shows facilities [mainly water-pipes] of Las Vegas Land and Water Company completed and those under construction as of September 1, 1952, and facilities which were commenced after September 1, 1952, and prior to March 1, 1953. Map made as part of the papers for the sale of Las Vegas Land and Water Company facilities to the Las Vegas Valley Water District. Shows township and range lines. Library's copy has hand-written notes in pencil. Las Vegas Land and Water Company?
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and other attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference. U. S. Nevada Senator Alan Bible (center), Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (right). The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. 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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Photograph of a shack house in West Las Vegas, located between Van Buren Avenue and the North Project Boundary, and H and J Streets, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 1957
Date
1957-10
Archival Collection
Description
A shack house located between Van Buren Avenue and the North Project Boundary, and H and J Streets, West Las Vegas, Nevada. There is a shell of an old school bus under a roof extension that has been fitted with an air conditioner. A sign leaning against a metal tank that is located under the air conditioner reads "8." The photograph was taken by Henry Elder, City Building Inspector, October, 1957. Refer to photo #0310 0058 (pho017999) for an aerial view of the area.
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