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Photograph of a construction of Goldfield News building and Goldfield Hotel, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Site Name: Goldfield Hotel (Goldfield, Nev.)
The News Building (Goldfield, Nev.)

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Photograph of a room in a hotel suite, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1968

Date

1968

Archival Collection

Description

A living room in a guest suite at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. A baby grand piano is included. Site Name: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph album 1, Leon Rockwell Collection, circa 1900s-1910s, page 28

Date

1900 to 1910
1905 to 1919

Description

Captions: Killed by Nez Perce, Bill Foster[?], age 24, July 4, 1877, near Cottonwood; Salmon River Breaks; Near Riggins, site of massacre 1877.

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Friedrichs, Robert Elmer, 1943-

Robert Elmer Friedrichs was born July 8, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robert married Nancy on May 20, 1998, and they had one child together with two children from Nancy's previous marriage: Shaun (son), Gerry (stepson), and Michael (stepson).

Friedrichs obtained an associate of science degree (1973) and bachelor of science degree (1976) in Radiologic Technology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 1984, Friedrichs obtained Master of Business Administration (MMBA) from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Person

Geagley, William C., 1890-1971

William Carl Geagley was a civilian observer at the Nevada Test Site during Operation Plumbbob from June 8, 1957 to June 30, 1957. Born July 21, 1890, Geagley graduated from Michigan State College in 1913 with a B.S. in Sciences and Agriculture. A high school science and agriculture teacher, he later worked as a chemical researcher and Chief of the Clinical Laboratory Division of the Michigan Department of Agriculture. In the 1950s he was appointed as a regional Civil Defense Coordinator for the Lansing, MI area.

Person

Video interview with Rose Hamilton, Carolyn Haywood, Marilyn Armstrong, Hannah Johnson, Bobbie Gilmore and Delores "Dodi" Johnson, January 20, 2007

Date

2007-01-20

Description

Oral history conversation with Rose Hamilton, Carolyn Haywood, Marilyn Armstrong, Hannah Johnson, Bobbie Gilmore and Delores (Dodi) Johnson. The group shares memories of how they and their families came to live in Las Vegas during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Moving Image

Crosses at the former location of the Berlin Wall: photographic print

Date

1989

Description

Site where the Berlin Wall was recently taken down. Memorial crosses are pictured honoring those who died trying to escape from East Germany. Berlin, Germany 1989.

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Memorial at the former location of the Berlin Wall: photographic print

Date

1989

Description

Site where the Berlin Wall was recently taken down. Memorial crosses are pictured honoring those who died trying to escape from East Germany. Berlin, Germany 1989.

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Sister Rosemary Lynch holding a protest sign: photographic print

Date

1997-05-10

Description

A group of protestors from the Lenten Desert Experience at the Federal Building in Las Vegas, protesting nuclear testing and the Nevada Test Site. January 27, 1986. (colored print available)

Image

Photograph of men playing poker at World Series tournament, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1976

Date

1976

Description

A table of players in the Horseshoe Casino's Seventh World Series of Poker playing an intense game, thinking about their next move. Site Name: Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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