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Photograph looking southeast toward Railroad Pass, before 1970

Date

1920 to 1970

Archival Collection

Description

Looking southeast towards Railroad Pass from Henderson.

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Photograph looking west across the Las Vegas Valley towards the Spring Mountains

Date

open start to 1960

Archival Collection

Description

Looking west across the Las Vegas Valley towards the Spring Mountains.

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Photograph looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake Mead, before 1970

Date

open start to 1970

Archival Collection

Description

Looking east across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards Lake Mead.

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Photograph looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains

Date

open start to 1970

Archival Collection

Description

Looking north across the Las Vegas Valley from Whitney Mesa towards the Sheep Mountains.

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Photograph of a group of men in in front of sign for Leonard R. Fayle Reservoir and Pumping Station, May 1, 1969

Date

1969-05-01

Archival Collection

Description

Group of men in front of a sign for the Leonard R. Fayle reservoir and pumping station

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: 1 May 1969 & names of men in photo (L-R)

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Transcript from interview with Rejoyce Williams by Claytee White, June 12, 1996

Date

1996-06-12

Description

Rejoyce Williams moved to Las Vegas with her husband and their six children in 1960. Williams grew up in Fordyce, Arkansas, and has also lived in California. When she arrived in Las Vegas, she worked as a maid at the Las Vegas Hilton and participated in the Culinary Union strike in 1970. In the interview, she discusses her involvement in church activities, and other anecdotes from her employment.

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Transcript from interview with Helen Anderson and Karen Walker by Claytee White and Barbara Tabach, February 21, 2014

Date

2014-02-21

Description

Helen Anderson came to Las Vegas in 1962 from Arkansas, and had her daughter, Karen, in 1967. The pair discusses the family business, Hamburger Heaven, and other businesses on Jackson Street and the Westside. They also talk about hte changes in the neighborhood and their work with the West Las Vegas Citizens for Hope group, and Karen's family services business.

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Photograph of Hemenway Wash and Colorado River from Highway 93, Clark County, circa 1929

Date

1929 (year approximate)

Description

Looking east through Hemenway Wash towards the Colorado River from the newly constructed Highway 93.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: Looking thru Hemenway wash to river from new hi-way to day site

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Photograph of two woman near springs in Las Vegas, circa 1912

Date

1912 (year approximate)

Description

Two unidentified women standing next to the big Las Vegas Spring.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: At Big Springs in Vegas - 1912?

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Photograph of bridge over Vegas Creek, Las Vegas, circa 1900

Date

1900 (year approximate)

Description

Photograph of bridge over Las Vegas Creek south of the Old Mormon Fort.

Transcribed Notes: Printed on front: Vegas Creek and the old Bridge, Las Vegas Nevada, Oasis Confectionery Photo; Handwritten inscription on back: s. of Old Ranch - cross to school - 2nd & Lewis

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