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Letter from J. Ross Clark to T. P. Cullen, August 24, 1904
Date
1904-08-24
Archival Collection
Description
Letter discusses a question regarding the future of Las Vegas.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to H. I. Bettis, November 18, 1908
Date
1908-11-18
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from Walter R. Bracken to H. I. Bettis, November 18, 1908
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Photograph of Valerie Wiener at Louis Wiener Jr. Elementary School, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1990s - early 2000s
Date
1996 to 2005
Archival Collection
Description
Valerie Wiener shares a cookie and a story with first-graders during the annual birthday party, which she has sponsored at Louis Wiener, Jr. Elementary School since 1996. Wiener is wearing a school shirt.
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Phil Tobin on horseback: photographic film
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Phil Tobin posing on a white horse at an unknown location. In 1931, as a freshman Assemblyman, Phil Tobin introduced a bill to legalize gambling in Nevada. A Humboldt County rancher and buckaroo, the 29-year old had no interest in gambling himself. Instead, he correctly believed legalized gambling would benefit the public and especially schools thanks to tax revenues. At the time, illicit gambling houses were thriving in Las Vegas, and with Hoover Dam slated to begin construction 40 miles away, many feared the increased Federal presence associated with the Dam construction effort would lead to a clamp-down. The measure passed. After serving out his term, Tobin returned to ranch life for good.
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