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Film negative of Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 21, 1961
Date
1961-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 hangs on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.
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Taylour Tedder (Boulder City, City Manager) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers: transcript
Date
2022-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Government agency interviews file.
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Description of early Boulder City: video clip
Date
1936 (year uncertain)
1989 (year uncertain)
Description
Description of early Boulder City from the film Conquering the Colorado. (See call number: TC557.5.H6 C65x - Videocassette)
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