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Women at the Clark County Mother of the Year Awards Ceremony: photographic print

Date

1978

Description

From the Fedora Bontempi Simpkin Photograph Collection (PH-00239). From left to right is Donna Eadie, 1978 Clark County Youngest Mother; Thora Larson, CC Humanitarian Mother; Nevada Lt. Governor Bob Rose, Elizabeth Hilbrecht, Clark County Professional Mother; Fran Trelease, Clark County Community Service Mother, and Filomena "Mom" Mirabelli, Clark County Pioneer Mother. (1978 Clark County Mother of the Year Award Ceremony)

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McDaniels, Beau

Rev. B.J. "Beau" McDaniels was among the pioneer pastors of the Metropolitan Community Church denomination, serving in churches in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Boise, Providence, Indianapolis and elsewhere.

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Film transparency of Fremont Street seen from east of Second Street (Las Vegas), circa 1958

Date

1956 to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

View of Fremont Street looking northwest from outside of the Hotel Fremont. Signs for the Golden Nugget, Lucky Strike Club, Hotel Apache, the Mint, the Las Vegas Club, and Vegas Vic outside of the Pioneer Club are visible. Bentley's Western Trading Post, White Cross Drugs and Rexall Drugs signs are also visible.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the railroad yards for the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1910s

Date

1910 to 1919

Description

The railroad yards for the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad, and is now the Union Pacific Railroad. The roundhouse is on the left, and the machine shop is on the right. Photo identification was provided by Donald S. Palmer. The Union Pacific Depot was built in 1906, and by 1920 has five through passenger trains running daily to Los Angeles, California. In the late 1920s, the building where the western part of the Pioneer Club is today was operated as a smokehouse.

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Saiger, Mort (Morton Saiger), 1903-1997

Morton "Mort" Saiger was born July 22, 1903, in Opatov, Poland. He fled Poland in 1920 three days before he was to be inducted into the army. Settling in Denver, Colorado with his father, he showed an early interest in show business, winning awards as a ballroom dancer, appearing in several silent films, and performing as a baritone in a 1939 Los Angeles, California production of Mozart's opera, "Bastien and Bastienne."

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Essay or speech transcript by George Katz on the history of Temple Beth Sholom, 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Essay or speech transcript about the beginning of Temple Beth Sholom and the contributions of the temple presidents.

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