From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240). Left frame: Nanelia Siegfried in center with two other girls, outside a house. Right frame: Nanelia Siegfried standing near a tree.
The Marco Dobro Photograph Collection, approximately 1910 to 1960, contains black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, slides, and postcards. Images consist primarily of locations in and around Tonopah, Goldfield, and Wells, Nevada, including Dobro's Nevada Cafe in Tonopah. Many images feature Dobro with friends and associates. A small number of images show locations in Southern California.
The Breck Wall Photograph Collection, approximately 1960 to 1980, consists of black-and-white photographic prints depicting comedian and entertainer, Breck Wall, and other cast members of the comedy revue, “Bottom’s Up!” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Images include scenes from sketches performed on the show, group shots of the cast members off-set, and portraits of Wall.
The Harold Minsky Photograph Collection (1957-1977) contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides collected by Las Vegas burlesque show developer Harold Minsky. Subjects include performers in costume, showgirls, comedians, advertisements for shows, performances, and some of the venues at which Minsky's shows were held, including the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino, the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Leslie Sitton Photograph Collection contains four black-and-white negatives and photographic print reproductions of a Helldorado Parade taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two of the photographs include a stagecoach from the Hotel Last Frontier.
The David Bedford Photograph Collection (approximately 1980-1984) is comprised of twenty color photographic prints that depict the Las Vegas, Nevada Ice House, which was constructed to aid transportation of perishable goods for the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.
The Lena Hammond Photograph Collection (approximately 1910-1959) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The images primarily depict the Hammond family in Goldfield, Nevada. Other images portray street scenes and aerials of Southern Nevada and California mining cities.
The Ikonen Family Photograph Collection (approximately 1913-1978) is comprised of six black-and-white photographic prints and four photographic postcards with annotations from Irene Nikkenen, all of which depict the Ikonen family in Goldfield and Round Mountain, Nevada.
The Bill Willard Photograph Collection depicts Las Vegas, Nevada, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Valley, and Laughlin, Nevada from 1905 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1999. The photographs primarily depict hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, including the Sahara Hotel, Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Caesars Palace, Flamingo Hotel, and the Aladdin Hotel. The photographs also depict students at Nevada Southern University (predecessor of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), the city of Las Vegas, industrial plants in Henderson and Apex, Nevada, and events in Laughlin, Nevada.