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William H. Shockley on the phone at a desk: photographic print

Date

1881 (year approximate) to 1882 (year approximate)

Description

W.H. Shockley in office in Pickhandle Gulch. (ca. 1881-1882)

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Littell household: photographic print

Date

1891

Description

"Littell's house (Princess Mill Supt.); On the porch from left to right is W.A. Littell, Mrs. Little, W.H Shockley (with beard), and an unidentified man.

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Transcript of interview with Maxine James by Danny DiGiacomo, March 2, 1977

Date

1977-03-02

Description

On March 2, 1977, Danny DiGiacomo interviewed office manager, Maxine James (born September 6th, 1925, in Hayti, Missouri) about her life in Southern Nevada. The two discuss the ease with which people could find jobs in early Las Vegas. The interview provides an overview of James’ occupational history in Las Vegas and concludes with a discussion on the rapid growth of the city in the fifties and sixties.

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Portrait photograph of Hughes Tool Company Executive Noah Dietrich, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A portrait photograph of Noah Dietrich, Chief Executive Officer of the Howard Hughes Corporation from 1925-1957.

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Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill Papers on Nevada Mining

Identifier

MS-00570

Abstract

The Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill Papers on Nevada Mining (1904-1925) are comprised of various records from the mining companies owned and operated by businessmen Charles S. Sprague and Benjamin Gill who were active in the central Nevada boomtowns of Goldfield and Tonopah in the early twentieth century. Documents include correspondence, receipts and invoices, detailed records and copies of government legislative bills relating to the mining industry, and other business correspondence. Sprague's collection consists of his mining business correspondence dating from 1906 to 1925. Gill's papers are comprised of his business correspondence from 1916 to 1922.

Archival Collection

J. Ross Clark Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00144

Abstract

The J. Ross Clark Photograph Collection (approximately 1900-1920) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and some corresponding negatives. Images depict J. Ross Clark, his wife Miriam Evans Clark, their grandson James Ross Clark II, and several unidentified individuals.

Archival Collection

Aaron Copland, music composer: photographic print

Date

1970 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Charles Vanda Photograph Collection (PH-00227).

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