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Salisbury, Lawrence J., Jr., 1916-1994
Lawrence J. Salisbury was born on July 10, 1916 in Provo, Utah. Salisbury later moved to Boulder City, Nevada in 1935 where he made a career in the grocery business. He passed away on April 10, 1994.
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Shelbourne, Verilee L., 1920-2011
Verilee Louise Austin was born to Vera and Lawrence Austin in Gavelston, Texas. She later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She was married to James Shelbourne but the couple divorced in 1974. Verilee Shelbourne died in Las Veagas on August 18, 2011.
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Spargo, Harry F., 1891-1979
Harry F. Spargo was born on November 6, 1891 in Nebraska. He later moved to Goldfield, Nevada where he worked as a miner in various mines thoroughout the area. He later moved to Boulder City, Nevada, where he passed away in 1979.
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Sparrow, Mary L., 1937-
Mary Sparrow was born to Rachel Robinson and Oleen J. Davis on June 21, 1937 in Cedar City, Utah. She married James Robert Sparrow and the couple lived in Las Vegas, Nevada with their children.
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Gallagher, Robert Joseph, 1928-2011
Born in Ruth, Nevada. Married to Elaine (nee Powell) Gallagher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a longtime business owner.
Source: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/robert-gallagher-4649834
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Williams, Rayshawn, 1983-
Native Las Vegan, Rayshawn Williams enlisted in USMC at age 17. Served two tours as a field radio operator (2003 - 2004) in Iraq. Was in boot camp when 9/11 occurred. Is in graduate studies at UNLV in social work and employed by TRIO.
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SOHA and OHA conference photographs taken by Indira Berndtson, 1990 to 2008
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Archival Collection
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UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection of Book Illustrations
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The UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection of Book Illustrations (approximately 1900-2000) consists of photographic reproductions of book illustrations. The images relate to the history of Nevada, with a lesser focus on the broader American West.
Archival Collection
Porter, Irene E., 1943-2012
After Irene Porter's father's retirement from the Air Force, the family moved to Las Vegas where her aunt and uncle were involved in the gaming industry. After she married, she and her husband Dick moved to Boston. They moved back to Las Vegas due to the bad economy in Boston. Irene worked for the Clark County Planning Department as a secretary but moved up to doing the work of the director, but without the title nor the pay of that position, so she went to work in the planning department of the city of North Las Vegas and became its director of planning.
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Stella Champo Iaconis Collection of Helldorado Photographs
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The Stella Champo Iaconis Collection of Helldorado Photographs (approximately 1934-1940) contains four black-and-white photographic prints of the Helldorado Days celebration held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images depict people celebrating at the Apache Bar in downtown Las Vegas.
Archival Collection