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Frontier Hotel suite: photographic print

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

Two individuals converse in a suite in the Frontier Hotel. Stamped on the back of the photograph, "Allen Photographers."

Image

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

Storefront view of Sears: photographic print

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

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

Image

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

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

Ray W. Baldwin Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00194

Abstract

The Ray W. Baldwin Photograph Collection (approximately 1940 -1981) consists of black-and-white photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The images depict architect Ray W. Baldwin's structures in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, as well as other central and southern Nevada locations.

Archival Collection

October 1 Vigil Photographs

Identifier

PH-00405

Abstract

The October 1 Vigil Photographs are comprised of 47 digital photographs taken by photographer Miranda Alam in 2017 of vigils held around Las Vegas, Nevada after the mass shooting that occurred on October 1, 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. The photographs include vigils held around Las Vegas at locations such as the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign and the Las Vegas Healing Garden.

Archival Collection