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Water skiier, image 001
Date
1943
Description
Water skiier on Lake Mead. Picture taken for promotional photos of the Lake by the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Water skiier, image 002
Date
1943
Description
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 28, 1983 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the man in the image after the collection was donated.
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Photograph of individuals holding award for Chamber of Commerce, (Nev.), circa 1961
Date
1960 to 1962
Archival Collection
Description
Three individuals stand together while the woman in the middle holds an award plaque. It reads: "Presented to Gala/Cala L. Mercier for (illegible) service as President of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce 1960-1961." The man on the right may be Justice John Mowbray. The name tags worn cannot be read.
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Photograph of boy and man standing near a car, (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A young boy wearing a cowboy-like shirt and boots stands next to an old man wearing suspenders and a top hat. The unidentified pair lean against a car. Behind them, signs for Budweiser Beer and Coca Cola hang from the nearby building. Inscription with photo reads: "I can't recall this old timer's name, or the boy who is a man now."" (D.D.) date - 1950's
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Photograph of political men sitting together on couch, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960
Date
1959 to 1962
Archival Collection
Description
Politicians sit together on a couch, likely during a political ralley before Lyndon B. Johnson became the Vice President. Identified from left to right: "1. Walter Baring, 2. Grant Sawyer, 3. Lyndon Johnson, 4. Alan Bible, 5. Howard Cannon, 6. Benny Goffstein(?)"
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Photograph of Dorothy Dorothy and John F. Kennedy, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1960
Date
1959 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
Dorothy Dorothy stands with with John Kennedy. The pair wear darker clothing and look off camera at an unknown person/object.
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Photograph of mushroom cloud from Nevada Test Site, Yucca Flat (Nev.), March 12, 1955
Date
1955-03-12
Archival Collection
Description
Rising mushroom cloud after the detonation of a nuclear device on a 300 foot tower of Yucca Flat of Nevada Test Site. People can be seen at the bottom of the photo sitting on bleachers and watching the cloud rise in the distance. Photo credit: Joint Office of Test Information. [March 12, 1955?]
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Photograph of mushroom cloud at Nevada Test Site, Nye (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Rising mushroom cloud after detonation of a nuclear device, most likely at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. Photo credit: Atomic Energy Commission.
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Photograph of mushroom cloud from atomic testing, Nye (Nev.), March 7, 1955
Date
1955-03-07
Archival Collection
Description
Atomic fireball and mushroom cloud, photographed by Sgt. Robert Cogswell of the U.S. Army. Inscription with photo reads: "from News fifteen and one-half miles from ground zero March 7, 1955, by an Army Signal Corps cameraman."
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Photograph of barbecue at schoolhouse, Pahrump (Nev.), 1952
Date
1952
Archival Collection
Description
Families stand together near a large table area on a truck bed for a "Bar-B-Que" at the Little Red School house in Pahrump Nevada.
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