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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Photograph of filming of "Meet Me in Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956
Date
1955 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Filming of the motion picture "Meet Me in Las Vegas" outside of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jake Friedman (wearing a cowboy hat), co-owner of the Sands Hotel, is seen in the center foreground of the photograph. Parts of the Sands Hotel marquee and porte cochere are seen in the background.
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson attending the groundbreaking for the Senior Citizens Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Groundbreaking for the Senior Citizens Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayor Oran K. Gragson is standing at right. Seated at right in profile is Ron Lurie, City Commissioner. Standing at left is probably Aaron Williams, Vice Chairman of County Commissioners. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Ronald Philip "Ron" Lurie (born January 23, 1941) is an American businessman and politician. He is the former mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1987 to 1991. Lurie is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Photograph of John Walsh and Kenny Guinn at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
Date
1984
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Human rights and anti-crime activist John Walsh and Nevada politician-businessman Kenny Guinn at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Guinn was Vice President of Nevada Savings and Loan at the time, and served as Governor of Nevada from 1999-2007. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street
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Photograph of members of Disabled American Veterans meet with C. R. "Bud" Cleland, North Las Vegas, Nevada. November 30, 1973
Date
1973-11-30
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Disabled American Veterans meet with C.R. "Bud" Cleland (center) , Mayor of North Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Nevada. November 30, 1973
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Photograph of new Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier facility under construction, North Las Vegas, Nevada, October 10, 1975
Date
1975-10-10
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men at the new Edgerton, Germeshausen, & Grier North Las Vegas Facility under construction, North Las Vegas, Nevada, October 10, 1975.
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Photograph of military personnel with trophies, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, September 18, 1975
Date
1975-09-18
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified military personnel, wearing dress uniforms, holding various trophies. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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