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Postcard of Eureka, Nevada, circa July 1913

Date

1913-06

Archival Collection

Description

A view of Eureka, Nevada sent in July 1913. The postcard was addressed to Mrs. Helen J. Stewart, Las Vegas, Nevada, Clark County and read: "July 17, 1913, Dear Mrs. Stewart, Some time since you saw this ? does it look natural to you? Am having a lovely visit, it is so nice and cool here. Lovingly, Anna B."

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Evaluation of Counter Measure System Operation Plumbbob, September 15, 1959

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Item

Archival Collection

Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States
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Collection Number: MS-00097
Collection Name: Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v. United States
Box/Folder: Box 24

Archival Component

Transcript of interview with Judge Lloyd D. George by Claytee D. White, June 15, 2005

Date

2005-06-15

Description

Judge Lloyd D. George was born on February 22, 1930, in Montpelier, Idaho. He attended grade school and high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, and earned his B.S. degree from Brigham Young University in 1955. Later that same year, He entered the United States Air Force and worked as a fighter pilot in the Strategic Air Command. In 1958, he concluded his military service as a captain. And in 1961, George earned his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Judge George was admitted to the Nevada Bar in 1961 and began practice in Las Vegas. After 11 years in practice, he began on the path to Chief Judge: In 1974, he was appointed by the Ninth Circuit to preside over the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada for a term of fourteen years. In 1980, Lloyd became a member of the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panels and in 1984, President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. On July 15,1992, George was elevated to Chief Judge of the Nevada District. During his tenure on the bench, Chief Judge George held a variety of distinguished memberships. He was a board member on the Federal Judicial Center, a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference, the Chair of the Judicial Advisory for Bankruptcy Rules, the Chair of the Judicial Committee on Administration of Bankruptcy System, a Fellow at the American College of Bankruptcy, and a member of the Judicial Committee on International Judicial Relations. Judge Lloyd George is a highly respected figure in Southern Nevada and has given us a truly intriguing interview.

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Photograph of an inspection of the arch for the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Nevada-Arizona border, April 15, 2010

Date

2010-04-15

Description

Photographer's notes: "Arch inspection, April 15, 2010." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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