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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

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

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

Passengers disembarking Thunderbird Plane: photograph

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

Airplane for the Thunderbird Hotel with unidentified passengers disembarking. Stamp on back of photo: "Allen Photographers, Inc. Post Office Box 14667 Las Vegas, Nevada 89114."

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View of Grounds at the Frontier Hotel: photographic print

Date

1967 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1969 (year uncertain; year approximate)

Description

View of the grounds of the Frontier Hotel, depicted in the late 1960s. Towards the middle of the photograph is the, "Walter Winchell Wishing Well". Stamped on the back of the photograph, "Allen Photographers" and "PROOF."

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Performance, image 001 of 003: photographic print

Date

1967 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1969 (year uncertain; year approximate)

Description

Individuals singing and performing at the Frontier Hotel. Stamped on the back of the photograph, "Allen Photographers" and "PROOF."

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Photograph of Hoover Dam, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Photograph of Hoover Dam at night.

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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

Photograph of a courtroom scene: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. Photograph of a courtroom scene, location unknown, people are unidentified. Copyright notice on the back of image: "Nevada State Highway Dept. Photograph."

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