Ed Von Tobel, Sr. was honored by the Electric League of Southern Nevada on Feb. 11, 1966. He was presented the Free Enterprise Award of the year. His sons Jake Von Tobel is on the left and George Von Tobel is on the right. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.
A group photo of Regents sitting at a table in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the people identified are: 1) Jacobson; 2) Paul McDermott; 3) Helen Thompson; 4) A. C. Grant; 5) Dr. Louis Lombardi; 6) Guild (?); 7) Molly Knudtsen; 8) Dr. Fred Anderson; 9) James Bilbray; 10) Mel Steinenger (?); and 11) William "Bill" Morris.
The North Las Vegas Detective Bureau posing in what is probably Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the individuals pictured include: Jeanne Howard, Mike McBoa, Richard Warrilow, Dee Dickey, Mike Hughes, Harold Zander, Pat Dingle, Fred Smith, Eddie Buxton, Gene Jones, Kurt Kinney, Joe Rodriguez, and Rex Smith.
Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt (left) and Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. 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. Paul Dominique Laxalt (born August 2, 1922) was Governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States Senator from 1974 to 1987. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics. In fact, after Reagan was elected President in 1980, the national press began to refer to Laxalt as "The First Friend." He is the older brother of Robert Laxalt, who was a noted and prolific writer. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Description given with photograph: "The man on crutches was John T. McGowan (the director of Kalem Company Film serial, 'Hazards of Helen.' The woman was Helen Holmes, the star of the production, probably taken in the Union Pacific Railroad Office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Filmed in February 1915. This image is from the fourth Squires photo album page 22 image 1.
Sam Boyd and Milton Prell at the Mint Casino, celebrating the casino's fourth "birthday" in 1961. Inscription with photograph by Dorothy Dorothy reads: "Cut colossal; MINT CASINO; Sam Boyd Sr. and old timer (?) when Sam was associated with the Mint." [identified 11-1-84] Street Address: 100 Fremont Street
North Las Vegas Mayor, city councilmen, and others at an event probably in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the seated individuals include Las Vegas Councilmen John Myers and James B. Kelly. From left to right, the standing individuals include: Paul Varga, Chief Nick Janise, Leon Nixon, John Holland, and Mayor William L. Taylor.
Pictured L-R: Fletcher Jones Jr. and Fletcher Jones Sr. at one of their automobile dealerships, 1984. The Jones family owns several automobile dealerships in Las Vegas and Henderson. Fletcher Jones, Jr. serves as President of Fletcher Jones Motor Cars Inc. and owns Fletcher Jones Imports, located at 7300 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89117.
A postcard advertising Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada n.d. The card has a picture of Benny Binion of Binion's Horseshoe. The caption, a quote by Binion, reads, "treat them right, show them a good time, and the rest will take care of itself". Site Name: Binion's Horseshoe (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Jay Gates Sr., of Kingman, Arizona and "Dad" Emery of Eldorado Canyon talk over old times on the Colorado River. The two men were guests aboard the National Park Service boat when the Arizona and Nevada Governors made their inspection trip down Lake Mohave, circa 1947-1948.