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Photograph of Eglington men standing near artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912

Date

1912 (year approximate)

Description

Frederick and Earl Eglington and 'one of Dara's boys by the Eglington Well.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well, Las Vegas, Nev.

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Photograph of an artesian well at Ernie Cragin Home, circa 1946

Date

1946 (year approximate)

Description

Ernie Cragin shows Walter Bracken his artesian well at his home in Las Vegas.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Art. well at Cragin Home."

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Film transparency of gamblers at a craps table in the Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas), 1950-1959

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Gamblers playing craps. The gambler playing craps has $350 in his hand.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the Helldorado Parade near the Overland Hotel and Las Vegas Club on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

The Helldorado Parade in front of the Overland Hotel on Main and Fremont and the Las Vegas Club. Helldorado is an annual parade that celebrates Las Vegas' western history.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Slide of Roman Zorn and Don Baepler, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970

Date

1969 to 1972

Description

UNLV President Roman Zorn (left) with Donald Baepler (right). Zorn served as UNLV president from 1969-1973. Baepler served as UNLV president from 1973-1978.

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Photograph of the Eglington barn, Las Vegas, circa 1911-1912

Date

1911 to 1912

Description

Black and white image of three people, probably the Lake-Eglington family, in front of the Eglington barn home in Las Vegas. The barn home was where the Lake-Eglingtons lived on the ranch while their actual house was being built.

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Photograph of Gus Greenbaum and Moe Sedway, 1940s-early 1950s

Date

1940 to 1952

Description

Gus Greenbaum (right), Moe Sedway (center), and an unidentified man (left) most likely in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Postcard of of the Rat Pack in front of the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

The "Rat Pack" posed in front of the Sands marquee in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. Postcard is from Quantity Postcards (1987).

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Photograph of Earl Rockwell and Bill Pearson behind City Bakery, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1910s-1920s

Date

1900 to 1929

Description

Earl Rockwell and Bill "Limey" Pearson standing with Müller & Yost City Bakery horse-drawn delivery wagon behind the bakery building. The location later became that of the Fortune Club.

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Photograph of Indian rugs and blankets, Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s

Date

1880 to 1899

Archival Collection

Description

A line of rugs and blankets in front of an Indian karnee with a shade shelter. A wagon is visible behind a small bush. The location is either Ash Meadows, Nevada or Pahrump, Nevada.

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