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Photograph of Captain Pete, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from photo: "Washo - 1. Captain Pete was one of the early spokesmen for the Washo in their dealings with whites. He was often called upon to defend Lake Tahoe and the pine nut hills. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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Photograph of Julian Moore, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1955-1965

Date

1955 to 1965

Description

Portrait of Julian Moore, taken by Nevada Studios, Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Louis Simonoff, Las Vegas, 1982

Date

1982

Description

A picture of Louis Simonoff who was an Associate Professor of Mathematics and a magic instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Photograph of highway ribbon cutting at Mount Rose, Reno (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Ten men commemorate the opening of the highway that leads up to the Reno Ski Bowl at Mount Rose in Reno, Nevada. None of the men were identified. The car behind the men has a banner that reads "Official opening of the new Super Scenic Highway to the Sky to the Reno Ski Bowl;" The license plate [WA] stands for Washoe County, NV. Photograph taken by the Nevada State Highway Department.

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Photograph of Hubbard, Cannon, Boyd, and Fleigh at memorial service, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 27, 1961

Date

1961-09-27

Description

Four men stand at a podium at UNLV for a memorial service for Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish Diplomat and Secretary General of the United Nations who died in a plane crash). The memorial took place at Nevada Southern Univeristy on September 27, 1961; The university is now named Univeristy of Nevada Las Vegas. Identified from left to right: "1. Gen. Boyd Hubbard, Nellis Air Force Base, 2. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon, 3. Sam Boyd, 4. George Fleigh." Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Photograph of Shoshone man, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from the picture, "Shoshone - 2. Shoshone man of the Elko Colony with traditional paint and feathers. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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Photograph of Ida and Vail Pittman with their dog, Carson City (Nev.), mid-1940s

Date

1943 to 1946

Archival Collection

Description

Ida Louise "Liz" Pittman and Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman with their dog, probably on the steps of the Nevada Governor's Mansion in Carson City, Nevada. Site Name: Nevada Governor's Mansion (Carson City, Nevada)

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark constructing a model roulette table, circa late 1940s-mid 1950s

Date

1946 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark using a drill press on a piece of wood, probably at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. A scale model roulette table can be seen in the lower left of the photograph. Clark designed and tested the gaming tables for his casinos.

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Photograph of Vail M. Pittman, 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman seated behind a desk in an office, probably the Nevada Governor's office, Carson City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Marc Ratner, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 29, 2016

Date

2016-11-29

Description

Marc Ratner, a longtime fixture in the Southern Nevada athletic community, poses at the headquarters for UFC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where Ratner is Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs.

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