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Photograph of Leon Rockwell, circa 1906-1907

Date

1906 to 1907

Description

Handwritten description given with photograph: "Myself [Leon Rockwell] and my dog Dusty"

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Photograph of Pete Mescher, Blue Diamond, Nevada, 1880 - early 1900s

Date

1880 to 1929

Description

Pete Mescher posing with a dog in front of a building at Cottonwood in Blue Diamond, Nevada.

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Photograph of men at the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1909

Date

1909

Description

Men and a boy, horses and dogs outside of buildings at the Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Harold Stocker in the desert, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Harold Stocker standing in the desert with his dog, probably in Nevada. Debris is seen in the forground; a small house is seen in the background.

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Transcript of interview with Jerry Fox by Barbara Tabach, November 12, 2014

Date

2014-11-12

Archival Collection

Description

Interview with Jerry Fox by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2014. In this interview, Fox discusses his father's restaurant, Foxy's Delicatessen, which opened on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and his own business endeavors including the Tinder Box and an embroidery business.

Jerry Fox grew up in Los Angeles until his family moved to Las Vegas in February 1955, where his father opened Foxy's Delicatessen, the city's first Jewish deli. Jerry would go on to follow in his father's entrepreneurial footsteps, operating several ventures across different industries, including his own restaurant, Foxy Dog. Jerry sold Foxy Dog in 1975 after going through a divorce, the same year that Foxy's Deli closed.

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Jacque Ruud at the pond where she washed clothes: photographic print

Date

1958

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.B. Ruud Family. The Ruud family's dog, a Doberman, is in the background.

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Photograph of home with resident in Johnnie (Nev)., 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Home in Johnnie, Nevada. A woman stands to the left with a small dog outside under the porch. There are small piles of debris, possibly sticks and rocks, in the yard.

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Photograph of men at Queho's Cave, Nevada, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of three men and a dog standing at Queho's cave. Two of the men's names are possibly Frank "Slim" Jameson and Frank Waite; the third man is unidentified.

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