The Robert Worts Photographs depict the Corn Creek Ranch in Nevada from 1936 to 1939. Located northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, Corn Creek Ranch was home to writer George F. Worts in the late 1930s. Materials in the collection include photographs of Worts, buildings on Corn Creek Ranch, and a camp on Mount Charleston.
Leon Harteson was born in rural Arkansas in 1943. He went to school in Las Vegas, Nevada graduating high school from Las Vegas High School. In 1968, Harteson graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Harteson has worked for the Clark County Juvenile Probation Department.
Alan Feldman was born January 16, 1960 and was raised in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989 to work for Wynn Hotel properties such as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Feldman has held positions such as a board member of the Smith Center and chairmen of the National Center for Responsible Gambling.
Robert M. Fisher was born on July 25, 1945 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up on Nellis Airforce Base and joined the United States Navy serving as a 3rd class boatswain mate. He was a technical illustrator and a senior draftsman for the underground atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site.
Patricia Brinton was born on August 29, 1942 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Kenneth Zahn and Elizabeth Von Tobel Zahn. She married Robert Brinton on February 26, 1972. Robert Brinton was a real estate agent and Patricia Brinton was a housewife and a member of the Junior Leauge.
George Burns was born May 10, 1902 in New York. He lived in Florida and California before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945. He held various jobs including cook, dishwasher, clerk, pipe fitter and salesman. Burns was involved with the beginning of Camp Bonanza in Reno, Nevada.