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Pioneer Painting Co. truck and employees, Las Vegas, Nevada, photograph and negative, approximately 1929 to 1930

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Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00265
Collection Name: Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06, Box 19

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Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall double mounted pylon sign, Laughlin, Nevada: photograph prints, 1986

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Northern Nevada Neon Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00439
Collection Name: Northern Nevada Neon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Fremont Street - Souvenir Gift Shop at Pioneer Club, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph, 2001

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Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00419
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01

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Photograph of Sam Bradburn and J. O'Brien standing at the opening of the Yellowjacket tunnel, Pioneer (Nev.), 1909

Date

1909

Description

Annotated "Sam. H. Bradbury" [left] and "J. D. O'Brien" [right]
Caption: Yellowjacket Tunnel. 1909.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson attending the groundbreaking for Pioneer Citizens Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Mayor Oran K. Gragson (second from left) shakes the hand of an unidentified man while a a group of men look on at the groundbreaking for Pioneer Citizens Bank, Las Vegas. The sign behind them reads "Future Home Pioneer Citizens Bank of Nevada Coming Soon." A sign for Nevada State Bank is visible in the background. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. 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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Menu for the second annual Greenville and Vicinity Pioneer Society banquet, March 6, 1885, Keith's Exchange

Date

1885-03-06

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Description

Note: Proprietor's signature on cover. Illustrations on cover embossed in gold, copper and silver Restaurant: Keith's Exchange Location: Greenville, Michigan, United States

Text

Pioneer flag mounted, lettering, and wall signs and Las Vegas Club flag mount, lettering, and wall signs, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

Exterior view of the Pioneer and Las Vegas Clubs at night.

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Fred Davies, long-time Beatty resident, working in his blacksmith shop at Pioneer, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. Davies was a blacksmith, farrier, pipefitter, and boil maker.

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#00471: Pep Rally - Pioneer Citizens Bank (3rd between Fremont and Carson), 1972 November 18

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1970s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-01
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1970s)
Box/Folder: N/A

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