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Photograph of William Beckley at the register in his clothing store, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1909

Date

1908 to 1910

Description

Will Beckley, at desk, stands at the rear of his store. "The store, his first one, was established in 1908 and was located inside the Nevada Hotel at the corner of Main and Fremont. Beckley used to cuff pants himself. One night he left the iron on and burned the place down." - Virginia Beckley Richardson.

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Photograph of a man and horse surrounded by buildings, Caliente (Nev.), 1910s

Date

1910 to 1919

Description

Bird's eye view of buildings in Caliente, Nevada. An unidentfied man stands next to a horse in the center of the image and looks up at the camera. Inscription reads: "Back of Underhill Building. Fence on street is on center line. Building upper right is roundhouse. Middle right is San Pedro Saloon (Underhill Mgr.)."

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Photograph of eight men seated under a portrait of George Washington, 1967

Date

1967

Archival Collection

Description

Eight men seated under a portrait of George Washington. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Pictured, Left, U. S. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon (left), U. S. Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey (second from left), U. S. Nevada Senator Alan Bible (fourth from left). An autograph by Hubert H. Humphrey is visible on the bottom of the photograph: "To Oran Gragson with best wishes Hubert Humphrey." Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician. He served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1959 until 1983 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1956, Cannon ran for the United States House of Representatives to succeed Republican incumbent Clarence Clifton Young, who ran for the U.S. Senate, but lost the Democratic primary to former Congressman Walter Baring, who then won the general election. In 1958, he was elected to the United States Senate, unseating Republican Senator George W. Malone with 58% of the vote.. Cannon was nearly defeated in his first re-election bid in 1964, holding off Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest Senate elections ever. Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th Vice President of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson, from 1965 to 1969. Humphrey twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election, losing to the Republican nominee, Richard Nixon. Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General of Nevada from 1942 to 1950. In 1952, Bible was narrowly defeated for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, losing to political newcomer Thomas B. Mechling by 475 votes. However, after the death of Senator McCarran in September 1954, Bible was elected to the Senate the following November to fill the remainder of McCarran's term. He defeated Republican Ernest S. Brown, who had been appointed to McCarran's seat by Governor Charles H. Russell, by a margin of 58%-42%. He was reelected in 1956, 1962, and again in 1968 and represented Nevada in the United States Senate from December 2, 1954, until his resignation on December 17, 1974. During his time in the United States Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Eighty-fifth through Ninetieth Congresses), the Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems (Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth Congresses), and the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Small Business (Ninety-first through Ninety-third Congresses). He is buried in Reno, Nevada.

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Photograph of Municipal Baseball Federation telecast, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Banner on wall above men sitting at table reads: "M.B.F. KLAS-TV Las Vegas, Nevada. Call DU. 4-0333. M.B.F. Telecast." It appears to be a contest/fundraiser between Mahlon & Ed. L-R shown are: Bruce Treat, Chuck Hull, -------Roe, Mahlon Brown, Ed Fike, and Spencer Butterfield.

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Photograph of men at a Board meeting, Las Vegas, circa 1950s - 1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Men attending what is possibly a Board of Regents meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some men identified in the photo include Berkeley Bunker (not specified), Archie C. Grant (fourth from the left, wearing black glasses), and James Down (third from right). This photo may be duplicated in H. E. Hazard Collection. 

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Photograph of three men in the river, Paradise Valley (Nev.), June 21, 1908

Date

1908-06-21

Description

Three men swim in the river of Paradise Valley, Nevada. Written with photo is the message: "Dear Leva: You ought to come in the water is fine. Ho Ho We might go boating. W.B. June 21:08." Men identified from left to right are: 1) unidentified; 2) Jake Beckley; 3) Will Beckley.

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Photograph of new officers of the North Las Vegas Jaycees, Las Vegas, April 23, 1964

Date

1964-04-23

Description

New officers of North Las Vegas Jaycees installed in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the people pictured include: Art Thom, President; Dan Jones, Treasurer; Tom Sawyer, Director; Al Garroway, secretary; Richard Sweeney, second Vice President; John Cuda, past President; and Jerry Pruitt, first Vice President.

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Photograph of celebrities at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1955

Date

1954 to 1956

Archival Collection

Description

Description provided with image: "Celebrities relax by the Dunes Hotel pool in Las Vegas, Nevada. Front row, second from left: Tab Hunter; second from right: Lori Nelson; far right; Hugh O'Brian. Second row, left: Marla English. Back row, right: Jeff Hunter."

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Photograph of people at an unidentified event at a Las Vegas school, circa 1930s to 1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Description

Description given with photograph: "An event at a school in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: Mrs. C.P. Squires, Mrs. W.B. Mundy, [?], K. O. Knudson (in the back), V. Gray Gubler, (Later Exalted Ruler of the Las Vegas Elks in 1968), Leslie Smith, Dr. J. D. Smith's son, and Mrs. Mina Stewart."

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Photograph of John Nance Garner and Vail Pittman with others in the United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Texas congressman and U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner (front left) and Nevada Governor Vail Pittman (front right), lead a group of unidentified men through the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Site Name: National Statuary Hall (Washington, D.C.)

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