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Peggie Kaltenborn Gambarana Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00257

Abstract

The Peggie Kaltenborn Gambarana Photograph Collection consists of color photographic prints from approximately 1970 to 1979. The images are portraits of Robert J. Kaltenborn, Peggie Kaltenborn Gambarana, and Eddie Gambarana.

Archival Collection

Marie and James B. McMillan Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00334

Abstract

The Marie and James B. McMillan Photograph Collection (1900-1994) contains photographs of Marie and James B. McMillan and their families. The collection also includes photographs of their friends and professional associates, including journalist Hank Greenspun, Nevada civil rights pioneer J. David Hoggard, and entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. Marie McMillan is a former Las Vegas, Nevada flight instructor and one of the first women to work at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. James B. McMillan was the first African-American dentist to practice in Nevada, as well as a prominent Nevada civil rights leader.

Archival Collection

Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection

Identifier

MS-01079

Abstract

The Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection (1934-1997) contains film posters, lobby cards, and photographic prints that feature gambling, casinos, or Las Vegas, Nevada. The posters were collected by Steve Lott, CEO of the Boxing Hall of Fame, and include four different sizes including one-sheet posters, three-sheet posters, lobby cards, and 8" x 10" film stills. The majority of the posters feature films produced from the 1940s to the 1960s including Casablanca, Flame of Barbary Coast, Mississippi Gambler, and Frontier Gambler.

Archival Collection

Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls

Identifier

MS-00604

Abstract

The Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls (1935-1997) includes personal scrapbooks created by Margaret Kelly, programs from international shows featuring the Bluebell Girls dance troupe, and photographs of the Bluebell Girls. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings covering Kelly's work at the Folies-Bergère and Lido de Paris, Paris, France, and her long career as creator and manager of the world famous Bluebell Girls. Also included are materials from 1958 about the Bluebell Girls shows in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Murphy-Farmer Family Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00174

Abstract

The Murphy-Farmer collection contains black-and-white photographic prints (approximately 1930-1959) depicting locations around southern Nevada, including Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, and Boulder City, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00069

Abstract

The Nevada Women’s Conference Photograph Collection depicts the statewide women’s conference held in June 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs include keynote speaker Gloria Steinem, event organizers, workshops, volunteers, and musical performances.

Archival Collection

Nancy Abercrombie Collection of Audio Recordings

Identifier

MS-00794

Abstract

The Nancy Abercrombie Audio Recordings (1960s-1970s) contain a variety of music from many different musical

artists and groups. A portion of the collection has an alphabetical inventory of recordings from the 1960s. No further information on them is known.

Archival Collection

Ned V. Bearden Sr. Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00188

Abstract

The Ned V. Bearden Sr. Photograph Collection contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of early Las Vegas, Nevada Fremont Street hotels, casinos, as well as Las Vegas businesses and residences between approximately 1940 to 1960. These photographs detail air conditioning units installations by Bearden throughout Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Barbara and John Kizziar Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00272

Abstract

The Barbara and John Kizziar Photograph Collection primarily contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) construction during John Kizziar’s time working for Six Companies Inc. between approximately 1986 and 1992. These images are reproductions of originals taken from between approximately 1930 and 1945. They detail John Kizziar’s work life during the dam’s construction, as well as events and scenes associated with the dam. Other images portray billboards and streets in Boulder City, Nevada. The collection also depicts other locations in Nevada, including Las Vegas, Mount Charleston, Black Canyon, the northern Mojave Desert, and the Colorado River ferry crossing between Nevada and Arizona.

Archival Collection

Blue Diamond History Committee Collection

Identifier

MS-00727

Abstract

The Blue Diamond History Committee Collection (1920s-2012) contains materials related to the history of the Blue Diamond Mine and nearby village located about twenty-five miles outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains materials including environmental reports, photographs of the mine and its employees and their families, maps, a photocopy of a diary, mine operation records and accident reports, community calendars, and correspondence and property documents of the local post office.

Archival Collection