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Mindy Toutounji Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00269

Abstract

The Mindy Toutounji Photograph Collection (approximately 1935-1990) consists of color and black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of hotels and casinos located in Las Vegas, Nevada and Reno, Nevada. The photographs depict interior and exterior views and employees. Photographs from the Desert Inn Country Club document golf tournaments held in the 1950s and 1960s. The properties depicted are Castaways Hotel and Casino, Desert Inn Hotel, El Rancho Vegas, Frontier Hotel, and the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall, all located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes photographs of Harold’s Club in Reno, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Don T. Walker Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00280

Abstract

The Don T. Walker Photograph Collection (1900-1995) is comprised of black-and-white and color photographs taken by or belonging to Las Vegas photographer and Nevada historian Don Travis Walker. The photographs taken by Walker include ghost towns in Nevada, Arizona, and California, as well as a series on Phil Benson, editor and publisher of the Southern Nevada Times. Other items in the collection include photographs taken by other people related to the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas, various photographs of historic sites in Nevada, and a program from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society for its "Moulin Rouge: History in the Making" exhibition.

Archival Collection

Robbins Family Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00132

Abstract

The Robbins Family Photograph Collection is comprised of eighteen black-and-white photographic reprints and five postcards that depict the Robbins family in Goodsprings and Searchlight, Nevada from approximately 1907 to 1977.

Archival Collection

Virginia Lelake Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00244

Abstract

The Virginia Lelake Photograph Collection (approximately 1952-1979) is comprised of thirty-eight black-and-white photographic prints depicting floats and performers at the Helldorado Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Marzette Lewis Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00372

Abstract

The Marzette Lewis Photograph Collection is comprised of one color photographic print depicting Marzette Lewis’ participation in the 2012 “Fix Our Schools — Yes on Question 2” campaign from 2012.

Archival Collection

William A. Rice Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00178

Abstract

The William A. Rice Photograph Collection (approximately 1930-1939) is comprised of four black-and-white photographic prints that depict employees of the Rainbow Club & Casino, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Ham Family Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00387

Abstract

The Ham Family Photograph Collection contains five photographic albums primarily featuring images of the Ham family's travels throughout the western United States and Artemus W. Ham Jr. and Betty Ham Dokter during their childhood between approximately 1900-1949. Also included is one photograph used as a Christmas greeting for the Ham family from 1981. The photographs feature locations including Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah; Grand Canyon, Arizona; and Yosemite National Park, California. The collection also contains photographs of the Ham family at Mormon sites throughout Utah. Lastly, there are postcards and photographs of locations throughout the United States, Germany, and Japan.

Archival Collection

Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection

Identifier

MS-00297

Abstract

The Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection documents the history, entertainers, and events at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1942 to 1988. The collection includes promotional material, photographs, correspondence, invoices, legal documents, and newspaper clippings.

Archival Collection

Norman Kaye Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00061

Abstract

The Norman Kaye Photograph Collection (approximately 1950-1970) consists of black-and-white photographic prints of Norman Kaye and the Mary Kaye Trio in performance at the Hotel Last Frontier in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

George Knox Roth Collection

Identifier

MS-00238

Abstract

The George Knox Roth Collection (1959-1980) consists of newspaper clippings (including photocopies), magazine articles, newsletters, technical reports and publications, correspondence, notes, and photographs relating to the Atomic Energy Commission, the environmental impact of nuclear testing in Nevada, Nevada mining, Airwest and the Hughes Airport, and other aspects of Howard Hughes’ Nevada operations. The George Knox Roth Collection also includes correspondence and expense reports related to his own company, General Research Consultants.

Archival Collection