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Frank C. "Doc" Jensen Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00264

Abstract

The Frank C. "Doc" Jensen Photograph Collection (approximately 1920-2005) is comprised of one black-and-white photographic reprint and copy negative of Frank Jensen standing near the partially-constructed Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) and a photographic negative depicting Jensen in a naval dress uniform standing in front of a wall that indicates height.

Archival Collection

Alice Key Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00297

Abstract

The Alice Key Photograph Collection (1930s-1990s) is comprised of color and black-and-white photographic prints of activist, dancer, and journalist Alice Key with family, friends, political figures, and performers. Materials include photographs of Senator Howard Cannon, Louis Armstrong, and Bill Robinson, and signed professional head shots. Also pictured are Key's coworkers and unidentified performers.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Mrs. Clarence Mackay, late 1800s

Date

1880 to 1899

Description

Black and white photograph of Mrs. Clarence Mackay.

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Elizabeth Nelson Patrick Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00138

Abstract

The Elizabeth Nelson Patrick Photograph Collection contains photographs from Nevada from 1940 to 1984. The photographs primarily depict buildings in Goldfield, Nevada and Tonopah, Nevada. The photographs also include postcards from the Sahara Hotel and the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and from the Hoover (Boulder) Dam.

Archival Collection

Index to aerial photographs of Reno, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1952 to 1954

Description

From the Army Mapping Service Aerial Photographs of Southern and Western Nevada (PH-00285). Aerial photographs, composites, and indices. Geological Survey, Army Map Service. Western United States. Project No. 22502-569. Contract No. DA-49-018eng 1404. Lot BH. Sheet NJ 11-1.

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Greg Cava Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00399

Abstract

The Greg Cava Photograph Collection (approximately 1980 to 2003) is comprised of work created by Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Greg Cava. It includes photographs, negatives, and slides that document Las Vegas entertainment, sporting events, and hotel-casino development. The collection also includes material from Cava's time as photographer for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) athletic events, including photographs, programs, and media guides from the UNLV basketball and football teams.

Archival Collection

Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00069

Abstract

The Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection depicts the statewide women’s conference held in June 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include keynote speaker Gloria Steinem, event organizers, workshops, volunteers, and musical performances.

Archival Collection

Katherine Hoenig Arai Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00341

Abstract

The Katherine Hoenig Arai Photograph Collection dates from 1941 to 1942, and contains black-and-white photographic prints of the owner and founder of the El Rancho Vegas, Thomas E. Hull and his wife Jerry. Images depict the Hulls posing inside and out in front of the hotel shortly after its opening, as well as a and also a portrait of Hull.

Archival Collection

Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1955

Description

From the Mary and Arthur Ackerman Photograph Collection (PH-00306). . The Dunes Hotel and Casino is pictured in the center, and the Flamingo Hotel and Casino is to the left.

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Don T. Walker Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00280

Abstract

The Don T. Walker Photograph Collection (1900-1995) is comprised of black-and-white and color photographs taken by or belonging to Las Vegas photographer and Nevada historian Don Travis Walker. The photographs taken by Walker include ghost towns in Nevada, Arizona, and California, as well as a series on Phil Benson, editor and publisher of the Southern Nevada Times. Other items in the collection include photographs taken by other people related to the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, various photographs of historic sites in Nevada, and a program from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society for its "Moulin Rouge: History in the Making" exhibition.

Archival Collection