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Photograph of Henry Wieking, his mother, and Mrs. G. G. Walters at fort, Las Vegas, October 1929

Date

1929-10

Description

The old fort in Las Vegas, Nevada during reconstruction. Left to right: Henry Wieking's mother, Mrs. G.G. Walters, and Henry Wieking.

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Photograph of Yonema "Bill" Tomiyasu, November 17, 1962

Date

1962-11-17

Description

Yonema "Bill" Tomiyasu celebrating his 80th birthday with a birthday cake in what is probably his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Spencer Butterfield and Vern Willis, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

L-R pictured standing are Spencer Butterfield and Vern Willis. Willis is holding a placard that reads: "Howdy Podner! Las Vegas, Nevada, Chamber of Commerce."

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Photograph of Archie C. Grant and others, Las Vegas, 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

A view of Archie C. Grant, second from left, and four other unidentified men inside of Frazier Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Death Valley Scotty at a bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1954

Date

1934 to 1954

Description

Walter Scott (left), also known as Death Valley Scotty, sits next to an unidentified man at a bar, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Edwin Giles and Bozo the dog, circa 1945

Date

1944 to 1946

Description

Edwin Giles and his dog, Bozo, stand in front of his office in Goldfield, Nevada. Snow covers the ground. See pho022859.

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Photograph of man and cotton, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Unidentified man wearing a hat examines the cotton crop at the Lazy 88 Ranch, Pahrump, Nevada. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch

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Slide of John Lytle at Emigrant (Fremont) Gap on the Old Spanish Trail, California, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

John Lytle (left) and Sherman "Scoop" Garside (right) at Emigrant (Fremont) Gap on the Old Spanish Trail. Emigrant Gap is a gap in a ridge on the California Trail as it crosses the Sierra Nevada, to the west of what is now known as Donner Pass. Here the cliffs are so steep that, back in the 1840s, the pioneers on their way to California had to lower their wagons on ropes in order to continue. The first official effort to mark the Old Spanish Trail across Nevada took place in 1964 when the Governor of Nevada asked Sherwin "Scoop" Garside to design and implement a Centennial project to help commemorate the Silver State's 100th birthday. Garside proposed that an appropriate Centennial project would be to mark the trace of the Old Spanish Trail across southern Nevada. The Governor concurred and directed the Nevada State government to cooperate in the project. Garside and his associate John Lytle brought together a group of friends and supporters to help fund and fabricate the white concrete posts that were used to mark the trace of the Old Spanish Trail across the state. Members of an affiliate of the local Boy Scouts of America Council helped erect thirty-three of these markers across the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada and Eastern California. The markers are inscribed with the legend "The Old Spanish Trail, 1829-1855." There are four Old Spanish Trail Historical Markers located in Nevada. One is located on U. S. 91 in Mesquite, the second is located in Fantasy Park, 1/4 mile east of Las Vegas Boulevard, North and Washington Avenue in Las Vegas, the third is located at Town Center in Blue Diamond, and the fourth is located on State 16 at Mountain Springs Summit. In 2001, the section of the Trail that runs across Nevada from the Arizona border to California (known as the "Old Spanish Trail-Mormon Road Historic District") was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Slide of fight between Hagler and Leonard, Las Vegas, April 06, 1987

Date

1987-04-06

Description

People watching a boxing match between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard at the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Rotary Club at Hoover Dam, October 1946

Date

1946-10

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Rotary Club members during a luncheon at the Nevada viewpoint at Boulder Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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