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Photograph of Las Vegas Creek in winter, Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905

Date

1905 (year approximate)

Description

Ice in the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "Winter scene in front yard"

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Photograph of crew dismantling a house in St. Thomas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Crew dismantling a house in St. Thomas

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Tearing down a house in St. Thomas, NV"

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Photograph of the ''Welcome Home Howard'' sign with the Landmark tower and Convention Center (Las Vegas), 1972

Date

1972

Description

"Welcome Home Howard" sign with the Landmark Hotel and Casino and Las Vegas Convention Center in the background. Handwritten text on photo sleeve: "Outdoor sign which reads, 'Welcome Home, Howard!' to Howard Hughes in 1972. Sign located behind Convention Center."
Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center
Address: 3150 Paradise Road

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Photograph of road washout five miles southeast of Las Vegas, circa 1931

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Description

Washout at 4-mile on the Boulder Highway, about 5 miles southeast of Las Vegas.

Transcribed Notes: Notes on photo sleeve: 'New pavement finished in May. Cloudburst in October took out culvert. Took out a Chevrolet and a Packard. About 5 mi. southeast of Las Vegas.' (James J. Hester, quote from W.A. Davis)

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Interview with Virginia Sanchez, with Patricia George, September 11, 2004

Date

2004-09-11

Description

Narrator affiliation: Activist, Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities
Access note: May not quote in any form without written permission from interviewee

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Film transparency of James Sautini, Robert Ferraro, Elton Garrett, and an unidentified man, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Left to right: James Sautini, Robert Ferraro, Elton Garrett, and unidentified man, circa 1970s. The photo is signed, "To Elton, with my best Jim."

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Photograph of two men standing in the waters of Warm Springs, Moapa Valley, circa 1920s

Date

1920 (year approximate)

Description

Two men standing in the Warm Springs in the Moapa Valley.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Warm Springs, ?, ?, Floyd & Earl?"

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Photograph of the swimming pool at Las Vegas Spring, 1916

Date

1916

Description

People swimming in a pool at the ranch at Las Vegas Spring, 1916.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Old Ranch pool 1916"

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Aerial photograph of Frenchman Mountain looking southwest, May 4, 1949

Date

1949-05-04

Description

Aerial view of Frenchman Mountain, with the Las Vegas Valley behind it.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View SW"

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