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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

Fayle Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00113

Abstract

The Fayle Family Photographs depict the Fayle Family in Southern Nevada and California from 1888 to 1990. The photographs primarily include family photographs of Leonard Fayle, Anna Louise Trapnell Fayle, Leonard Fayle’s parents George Fayle and Jean Henderson Fayle, Leonard Fayle’s siblings George Arthur Fayle and Jean Nevada Fayle, and Leonard and Anna Fayle’s children Jane and Edward Fayle. The photographs also depict the Nevada towns of Las Vegas, Goodsprings, and Jean, including railroad operations, mining, milling, and hauling freight. The collection includes a leather-bound photograph album containing images of the Fayle Family and the Yount Family.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Photograph of Hoover Dam at night.

Image

Ida Brewington Pittman Photographs

Identifier

PH-00289

Abstract

The Ida Brewington Pittman Photographs contain photographs of Ida Brewington Pittman and her husband, Nevada Governor Vail Pittman, from 1896 to 1976. The photographs primarily depict Governor Pittman at political events, parades, celebrations, and events. The photographs include Governor Pittman meeting with politicians like President Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator from Nevada Pat McCarran, Las Vegas, Nevada mayor Ernie Cragin, California Governor Earl Warren, Utah Governor J. Bracken Lee, Oregon Governor Earl Snell, and Wyoming Governor Lester C. Hunt. The photographs also depict the Pittman and Brewington families, the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City, Nevada, the Pittman home in Ely, Nevada, and the Pittmans travelling in other countries.

Archival Collection

Flora Dungan Photographs

Identifier

PH-00293

Abstract

The Flora Dungan Photographs contain photographs of Nevada politician and activist Flora Dungan from 1950 to 1973. Materials include portraits of Dungan, photographs of Dungan at public events, and a photograph of Dungan with the Nevada Board of Regents. Materials also include three photographs of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator Howard Cannon, and Nevada Senator Alan Bible.

Archival Collection

Central Telephone Company: photographic print

Date

1970-05

Description

From the Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (PH-00345). Central Telephone Company, 601 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada. Stamped on the back of the photograph, "Allen Photographers, Inc. Post Office Box 14667 Las Vegas, Nevada 89114".

Image

J. T. McWilliams Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00025

Abstract

The J. T. McWilliams Photograph Collection contains photographs and postcards from Nevada and Southern California from approximately 1900 to 1970. The materials include postcards depicting Las Vegas, Nevada casinos such as El Rancho Vegas and the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. The materials also include postcards depicting towns and scenes in Nevada such as Carson City, Rhyolite, Red Rock Canyon, and covered wagons traveling to Las Vegas. Lastly, the materials contain several photographs of the McWilliams family, possibly while they were living in what is now Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection