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Thunder Bird, Chief, 1866-1946
Alternate Names
Chief Thunderbird
Chief Thunder Bird
Richard Davis Thunderbird
Native American actor (1866-1946)
Person
Photograph of Betty Hind, Dub McClanahan, and others, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948
Date
1948 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A large group of people, including Betty Hind and Dub McClanahan, probably at the Thunderbird Hotel, which opened on September 2, 1948. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Arlen Simonson oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01703
Abstract
Oral history interview with Arlen Simonson conducted by Marc Rogers on April 05, 2004 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Simonson reflects upon his 10 years of experience as principal at Indian Springs School in Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1980s to the 1990s. He discusses his working relationship with students and teachers as the school’s only administrator. He also discusses the school’s relationship with the local United States Air Force base and the Thunderbirds.
Archival Collection
Photograph of KORK Radio Station, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1945-1955
Date
1945 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Outside of KORK radio station at the Thunderbird Hotel. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Shriners, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Fayles at a Shriners event at the Thunderbird Hotel. Anna Fayle stands far right, Leonard Fayle seated at far right. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Dorothy and Adams at U.N. Day, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
Dorothy Dorothy and Eva Adams with the 1961 U.N. Day proclamation at the Thunderbird Hotel. Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)
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