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Photograph of Las Vegas Police, Las Vegas, late 1800s - early 1900s
Date
1880 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Typed description: "Las Vegas Police; Left to right seated : 1. Archie Mellott, 2. Dick Leavitt, 3. Eddie Sorvinski, 4. R.E.R., 5. Jimmie Downs, 6. Tiny Putman, 7. L.H.R., 8. Lynn Botts, 9. Bill Trelease (back of Case), 13. Tommy Pickett (in seat, black hat), 14. Bill Hall (in seat, light hat)." Written description: "L-R: seated and standing: 1) Archie Mellott, 2) Dick Leavitt, 3) Eddie Sorvinski; 4) R. E. R.; 5) Jimmie Downs; 6) Tiny Putnam; 7) L. H. R.; 8) Lynn Botts; 9) Bill Trelease; 10) Bye Snider; 11) Case (on hood); 12) Jimmie (Jimmy?) Adams (back of Case); 13) Tommy Pickett (in seat, blk hat); 14) Bill Hall (in seat, light hat)."
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Photograph of people standing near a flowing well, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a group of people standing next to a flowing well in Las Vegas. From left to right, the people include Earle Eglington (nephew), Earle F. Eglington, unidentified, unidentified, Whinifred Murtagh, unidentified, unidentified, Reverend Palmer.
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Photograph of Fleming Ballew Hubbard and others, Canon City, Colorado, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Fleming Ballew Hubbard and other members of the J. C. Penney Group in Canon City, Colorado. F. B. Hubbard can be seen standing in the center of the second row.
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Film transparency of blacksmith shop at Wilson's Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a man standing outside of a blacksmith shop located at Wilson's Ranch in Las Vegas. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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Film transparency of Jack Naylor at Wilson's Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a page from a photo album with a photo of Jack Naylor and a horse at Wilson's Ranch in Las Vegas. The photo itself is ripped around its borders. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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Freck Lydon, husband of Catherine Banovich-Lydon and Jack Dempsey at Tonopah's 50th Year Celebration: photographic print
Date
1950
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.G. Miscellaneous. Dempsey was the Grand Marshal in the Tonopah 50th Anniversary Parade. Dempsey knew Lydon from his early days in the Tonopah-Goldfield are, when Dempsey roomed (batched) with Lydon's brother. Dempsey is known to have said that the two toughest fights of his life were against a local fighter, Johnny Sudenberg, with whom Freck Lydon trained. Lydon was involved in law enforcement in Tonopah for many years. If a troublemaker saw Lydon put on his gloves when making an arrest, the troublemaker knew he was in for a tough time!.
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Photograph of the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, Las Vegas, early to mid 1900s
Date
1900 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A group photo of the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description provided with image: "Back row, sitting on truck: Ray Nealy, Jimmie Downs, Shorty DeBrink, Harry Jameson, Henry Kampling. Stand of back step: Roy Neagle (Nagley?). Standing: Bill Trelease, RER (Earl Rockwell), Gene Parks, Leon R. (Rockwell), Harold Case, Horace Taylor, Jimmy Adams, Percy Scholenberger (Shellenberger?), Tom Lake. Driver seat: Archie Mellot, Al Conger."
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