Lupe Avelar was born and raised in the State of Durango, Mexico, and since she was little learned from her parents the love for farming and hard work. Lupe relates her childhood with nostalgia and happiness, highlighting how her childhood moments were some of the most beautiful of her life. She grew up in a poor family that solely made their living from the farming of corn and beans. She witnessed her parents make ends meet in any way possible through hard work while staying together as a family and caring for each other.
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Black and white autographed group portrait photograph of Senator Richard Bryan with North Las Vegas Council members, circa 1989. Senator Bryan and Councilman Theron H. Goynes are third and second from the right. The autograph reads: "Theron -- Best wishes to you and the City of North Las Vegas. I enjoyed our visit -- Richard H. Bryan U.S. S."
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Black and white autographed portrait photograph of Theron Goynes with Senator Richard Bryan, during a visit to Bryan's offices in Washington, D.C., circa 1990. Senator Bryan's autograph reads: "Theron -- always nice to have you with us in Washington. Best wishes to you, Naomi & all your fine constituents in the City of North Las Vegas -- Richard H. Bryan U.S. S."
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Color group portrait photograph of the Goynes family, dated 2005. Left to right, back row: Bobby Ray Owens, III, Pamela Goynes Brown, Lydia Goynes, Joi Goynes, Byron Goynes holding Joshua Goynes, Kimberly Goynes, Mahlia Posey; front row: Michael Owens, Naomi Goynes, and Theron Goynes.
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The Vesta Palmer Photograph Collection contains two black-and-white photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada: the first photograph depicts the Las Vegas High School class of 1924; the second photograph shows the first phone switchboard installed in Boulder City around 1931.
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The collection is comprised of records that document Nancy Cummings-Schmidt's career as a librarian for the Clark County Library District from 1975 to 1981. Collection includes biographical information, photographs of the Sunrise Branch Library renovation, photographs and brochures about summer reading programs at the Clark County Library from 1975 to 1980, and documentation about the 1980 Energy Expo.
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