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Photograph of "Uncle Dick"Wooton, circa late 1800s
Date
1860 to 1893
Archival Collection
Description
Richens Lacy "Uncle Dick" Wootton, mountain man, trapper and guide. He drove 9,000 head of sheep from New Mexico to California, crossing Nevada along the Humboldt River route in 1852.
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Photograph of Nat King Cole and Pepe Ludmir at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, October 1962
Date
1962-10
Archival Collection
Description
Nat King Cole (left) and Pepe Ludmir (right). Pepe was top DJ for Radio Panamericana TV in Lima, Peru. This picture was taken in Nat King Cole's dressing room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Film transparency of the upstream face of Hoover Dam, February 27, 1935
Date
1935-02-27
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "Upstream face of the dam as seen from portal of construction tunnel on Nevada side of Black Canyon." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of man in front of the Fortune Club on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958
Date
1953 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man standing at the entrance to the Fortune Club casino on Fremont Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Fortune Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 109 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of man outside the Fortune Club on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958
Date
1953 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man standing at the entrance to the Fortune Club casino on Fremont Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Fortune Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 109 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of inside of a store, Caliente (Nev.), 1900-1979
Date
1900 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified man, possibly Mr. Underhill, stands in the middle of the "Underhill Store" in Caliente, Nevada. Inscription reads: "Door behind shelf at right still leads to Lee Phillips' home. Wall is 2" thick stone."
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Photograph of hunter in Black Canyon, circa 1931
Date
1930 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
Captain Ayers hunts for bighorn sheep in Black Canyon with Murl Emory's son (not pictured). Conflicting statements with image suggest this photo was taken at Black Canyon or another canyon east of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark, Las Vegas, December 27, 1956
Date
1956-12-27
Archival Collection
Description
Wilbur Clark, right, shaking hands with an unidentified man at his birthday party held at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. The birthday cake is seen sitting on the table behind them.
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Photograph of Bill Ireland speaking at the Rancho High School awards banquet, North Las Vegas, circa 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Rancho High School awards banquet. Bill Ireland, University of Nevada, Las Vegas football coach, is at the podium, North Las Vegas, circa 1970s. Bill's birth name was Willis Ireland, but he was known as Bill "Coach I" Ireland.
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Photograph of transport trucks, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1932-1936
Date
1932 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Looking from Cherry Street in Boulder City, Nevada, men unload from transport trucks in front of the Anderson Mess Hall (on left). The number three and four dormitories are on the right. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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