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Jeff Gale Photographs

Identifier

PH-00452

Abstract

The Jeff Gale Photographs (approximately 1992-2001) primarily contain aerial images of the Las Vegas Strip taken from the Stratosphere Tower and other locations around the city that were shot by Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Jeff Gale. Materials include images of the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as well as images of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreation Area. The collection also includes what may be personal family photographs taken around various locations around southern Nevada and the southwest region.

Archival Collection

Bertha Gresh Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00055

Abstract

The Bertha Gresh Photograph Collection dates between approximately 1902 and 1974. Materials include photographic prints and a corresponding photographic negative. Images depict Gresh as a young woman in Cedarburg, Wisconsin; with her husband Cyrus Gresh in Los Angeles, California; and at her home in Nelson, Nevada. Also included are images of the Rand Mine and the Wall Street Mine near Gresh's home in Nelson.

Archival Collection

Sergio Salgado Photographs

Identifier

PH-00463

Abstract

The Sergio Salgado Photographs (approximately 1967-1992) consist of photographic prints and slides taken by Salgado that document scenes around Las Vegas, Nevada. Subjects include daily life, social gatherings, Mexican community events, hotels and casinos on and near the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street, and Helldorado parades. Several of the photographs document social and fundraising events of the Mexican Social Club.

Archival Collection

Crockett Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00431

Abstract

The Crockett Family Photographs (approximately 1940-2008) are comprised of aerial photographs of Alamo Airport (later Harry Reid International Airport) and the surrounding Las Vegas Valley in the 1940s and 1950s. Photographs of the interior, exterior, and airfield at Alamo Airport document the early stages of what is now one of the busiest international airports in the United States. The collection also contains audiovisual material, which depict events including the Miss Rodeo America pageant and the Sahara Cup boat races on Lake Mead, and locations including Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada and Hoover Dam. A significant portion of the collection consists of photographs of the Crockett family at various events, on family vacations, and their home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00159

Abstract

The Albert C. Phillips Photograph Collection is comprised of sixteen black-and-white photographic reprints and four photographic negatives depicting buildings in Caliente, Nevada which were originally taken between 1900 to 1967 and reproduced in approximately 1999 to 2005.

Archival Collection

Relda Leavitt Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00162

Abstract

The Relda Leavitt Photograph Collection (1983) consists of reproductions of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of images taken between approximately 1913 and 1954. The images depict Leavitt’s relatives in Southern Nevada. Other images portray students at the 5th Street Grammar School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Eileen Lancaster Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00446

Abstract

The Eileen Lancaster Family Photographs contains studio portraits and group photographs taken between approximately 1813 to 1900 of various members of Eileen Lancaster's family. Several of the photographs include notes written on the back by Lancaster listing the name of the family member and the place the photograph was taken. Several of the studio portraits indicate that they were shot at photograph studios in Bradford, England; Hamburg, Germany; Iowa; and Kentucky.

Archival Collection

Celesta Lowe Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00059

Abstract

The Celesta Lowe Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting images of Mount Charleston, Nevada, the Owens’ family ranch, family photographs, and gatherings of the National League of American Pen Women of Nevada.

Archival Collection

Milt Palmer Photographs

Identifier

PH-00430

Abstract

The Milt Palmer Photographs (approximately 1950-1991) contain original and reproductions of photographic prints taken by Milt Palmer, a photographer who worked for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, and later under the division known as the Las Vegas News Bureau. Palmer captured celebrities and entertainers performing their Las Vegas shows, athletes in various sporting events, and various political figures. The majority of photographs in the collection are from approximately the 1950s to 1960s and some are signed by entertainers. The collection also includes digital reproductions of approximately half of the images found in the collection.

Archival Collection

Vassili Sulich Photographs

Identifier

PH-00353

Abstract

The Vassili Sulich Photographs depict dancer and choreographer Vassili Sulich from 1950 to 2011. The photographs primarily depict Sulich dancing in ballets in France, Croatia, Germany, England, and the United States. The photographs also depict ballets choreographed or directed by Sulich at the Nevada Dance Theatre, which he founded in 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection