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Las Vegas, Nevada Elected Officials Photographs

Identifier

PH-00298

Abstract

The Las Vegas, Nevada Elected Officials Photographs contains portraits of Las Vegas, Nevada elected officials from 1911 to 1995. The photographs primarily depict the mayors and city commissioners of Las Vegas, but they also include several city council members.

Archival Collection

Kim Sisters Photographs

Identifier

PH-00299

Abstract

The Kim Sisters Photographs depict the Korean entertainers the Kim Sisters in Las Vegas, Nevada and South Korea from 1950 to 1988. The photographs depict the Kim Sisters performing, gambling in Las Vegas, and with their family members.

Archival Collection

Toni and Wilbur Clark Photographs

Identifier

PH-00302

Abstract

The Toni and Wilbur Clark Photographs depict Las Vegas, Nevada casino owner and land developer Wilbur Clark and his wife Toni from 1910 to 1975. The photographs primarily document Wilbur and Toni Clark at the Desert Inn, the hotel and casino Wilbur co-owned. The photographs also depict him with politicians and entertainers, and Wilbur and Toni Clark’s house in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Eileen Brookman Photographs

Identifier

PH-00303

Abstract

The Eileen Brookman Photographs depict Nevada Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman from 1959 to 1989. The photographs primarily depict Brookman with other Nevada politicians, including U.S. Senators Harry Reid, Alan Bible, Eugene McCarty, and Howard Cannon, and Nevada Governors Paul Laxalt, Mike O’Callaghan, Richard Bryan, and Grant Sawyer. The photographs also depict Brookman at political events with the Nevada National Guard, bill-signing ceremonies, and at events in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Mary and Arthur Ackerman Aerial Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00306

Abstract

The Mary and Arthur Ackerman Aerial Photograph Collection consists of eleven black-and-white large format aerial photographs. Ten photographs show areas of the Las Vegas Strip along Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada. The remaining photograph shows the site of Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

Archival Collection

Oran K. Gragson Photographs

Identifier

PH-00310

Abstract

The Oran K. Gragson Photographs depict Las Vegas, Nevada mayor and businessperson Oran K. Gragson from 1957 to 1981. The photographs primarily depict Gragson at political events with his wife Bonnie and other politicians such as U.S. senators Howard Cannon and Alan Bible, and Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt. The photographs also depict Gragson at groundbreaking ceremonies, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas hotels and casinos, the mayor’s office, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, and with performers such as Wayne Newton, Sammy Davis Jr., and Lawrence Welk.

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00312

Abstract

The Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection (1910-1961) is comprised of photographic prints and one negative of the Denton family and friends, primarily taken in Nevada and Utah. Many photographs depict life in small Nevada towns, particularly Caliente. Photographs also depict Utah, Oregon, Washington D.C., and California, and unidentified desert and forest landscapes throughout the American West.

Archival Collection

Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00315

Abstract

The Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection (1920-1960s) contains black-and-white photographic prints and transparencies of Gold Star Mothers events, a Helldorado parade, and buildings around the Krupp Ranch (now known as Spring Mountain Ranch State Park). The Gold Star Mothers events are in both Las Vegas, Nevada and Southern California.

Archival Collection

Albert S. Henderson Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00317

Abstract

The Albert S. Henderson Photograph Collection (1860s-1959) primarily contains black-and-white photographic prints of Albert S. Henderson and his family. Also included in the collection are photographic prints of Henderson during his tenure as a Nevada legislator and district judge. Other materials include postcards, negatives, and a tintype.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00319

Abstract

The Stardust Resort and Casino Photograph Collection, approximately 1970 to 1979, consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints of the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs depict the interior and exterior of the hotel before and after its renovation in 1975.

Archival Collection