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Avelar, Lupe, 1946-
Lupe Avelar was born and raised in the State of Durango, Mexico, and since she was little learned from her parents the love for farming and hard work. Lupe relates her childhood with nostalgia and happiness, highlighting how her childhood moments were some of the most beautiful of her life. She grew up in a poor family that solely made their living from the farming of corn and beans. She witnessed her parents make ends meet in any way possible through hard work while staying together as a family and caring for each other.
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Autographed group portrait photograph of North Las Vegas Council members with Senator Richard Bryan, circa 1989
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Archival Collection
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Black and white autographed group portrait photograph of Senator Richard Bryan with North Las Vegas Council members, circa 1989. Senator Bryan and Councilman Theron H. Goynes are third and second from the right. The autograph reads: "Theron -- Best wishes to you and the City of North Las Vegas. I enjoyed our visit -- Richard H. Bryan U.S. S."
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Portrait photograph of Theron Goynes with Senator Richard Bryan, circa 1990
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Archival Collection
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Black and white autographed portrait photograph of Theron Goynes with Senator Richard Bryan, during a visit to Bryan's offices in Washington, D.C., circa 1990. Senator Bryan's autograph reads: "Theron -- always nice to have you with us in Washington. Best wishes to you, Naomi & all your fine constituents in the City of North Las Vegas -- Richard H. Bryan U.S. S."
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Howard Cannon with Linda Voorvart and Cindy Berger: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Staley Family Photograph Collection on Beatty, Nevada
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The Staley Family Photograph Collection on Beatty, Nevada is comprised of photographs of Beatty, Nevada from approximately 1938 to 1944. Photographs depict the Staley family, their family home, and the family-run El Portal Motel in Beatty.
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Lewis Homes Records
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The Lewis Homes Records (approximately 1990-2009) contain the records of Lewis Homes, a Southern California based company that was one of the top home builders in the Las Vegas Valley during the 1990s and 2000s. This collection focuses on the Orchards and Orchards West neighboorhood in eastern Las Vegas, Nevada and contains a parcel map, history of title claims for certain land parcels, and documents related to site development. The collection also contains some material related to the Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association in the 2000s.
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Vesta Palmer Photograph Collection
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The Vesta Palmer Photograph Collection contains two black-and-white photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada: the first photograph depicts the Las Vegas High School class of 1924; the second photograph shows the first phone switchboard installed in Boulder City around 1931.
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Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell Photograph Collection
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The Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell Photograph Collection, approximately 1982 to 2015, contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of depicting life at the Prince Mine in Pioche, Nevada. Images portray Tom Wah and his wife Gue Gim Wah posing in front of the one-room school house where Tom served meals and lived for a short time prior to purchasing the mine store. Images are reproductions created between 1982 and 2020 of scenes from approximately 1920 to 1939.
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