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Theodore M. Parsons Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00258

Abstract

The Theodore M. Parsons Photograph Collection (1936-1988) consists of photographic prints and negatives depicting Theodore M. Parsons and other Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers in Boulder City, Nevada between 1936 and 1942. There are individual images of Parsons as well as group photographs of workers at CCC camps and public gatherings.

Archival Collection

Wende Lestelle Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00151

Abstract

The Wende Lestelle Photograph Collection is comprised of one black-and-white photographic print, two photographic postcards, and one photographic negative depicting the Sahara Hotel and Nevada Club in Las Vegas, Nevada between 1954 and 1961.

Archival Collection

Donald Welch Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00420

Abstract

The Donald Welch Photograph Collection (approximately 1961-1981) is comprised of photographs of various golf tournaments hosted at the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada collected by Welch throughout his career as the Desert Inn's head golf professional. In particular, the collection includes two photograph albums depicting the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Sealy golf tournament in the early 1970s and a 25th anniversary Desert Inn Country Club commemorative photograph book from 1981.

Archival Collection

Doolittle Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00018

Abstract

The Doolittle Family Photographs contain photographs that depict the Doolittle Family in Las Vegas, Nevada around 1923. The photographs primarily depict the family at the Las Vegas Ranch, the Stewart (Kiel or Kyle Ranch), and the Las Vegas Mormon Fort.

Archival Collection

May Bradford Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00242

Abstract

The May Bradford Photograph Collection (1870-1976) consists primarily of black-and-white photographs depicting Bradford's life including her time in Tonopah, Nevada. The collection also includes images of her early life and her family in Missouri. Other photographs document her son as an infant, as well as the family's time spent living abroad.

Archival Collection

C. C. Mobley Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00092

Abstract

The C. C. (Clio Cline) Mobley Photograph Collection (approximately 1911 to 1917) consists of sixteen black-and-white photographic prints with corresponding photographic negatives. The images depict the Las Vegas, Nevada Ranch while the Mobley family leased it from the Union Pacific Railroad during the period. The photographs depict the home, swimming pool, the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, and orchards and streams on the property.

Archival Collection

Clinton Wright Photographs

Identifier

PH-00379

Abstract

The Clinton Wright Photographs (1964-2018) contains black-and-white photographic negatives of various sizes, dating from 1964 to 1971. The images document the Black experience in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s and 1970s, and capture scenes of everyday life in the historic Black neighborhood known as the Westside, social events such as weddings and parties, and events hosted by local churches. The collection also contains a photograph of Clinton Wright from 2017 when he visited the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives, and a memorial program for his wife, Joyce Wright, who passed away in 2018.

Archival Collection

Austin R. Wardle Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00145

Abstract

The Austin R. Wardle Photograph Collection (1907) consists of three black-and-white photographic prints of the main street and schoolhouse in Tonopah, Nevada. Also included are three photographic reproductions and three negatives of the originals. Two images show the funeral procession of Wardle's younger brother, Orley, who died of meningitis at the age of eight; the remaining image shows the Tonopah schoolhouse with children lined up in preparation for the funeral procession.

Archival Collection

Outdoor photograph of Nanelia Doughty: photographic print

Date

1955

Description

From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240)

Image

Nan Doughty Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00240

Abstract

The Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (1870-1987) consists of approximately 960 black-and-white and color photographic prints, black-and-white photographic negatives, and black-and-white and color photographic slides, taken by Nanelia Doughty, family members, and friends.

Archival Collection