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Photograph of a cocktail party, 1950s-1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Cocktail party hosted by R. Julian Moore (Frontier Fidelity organizer) while Alan Bible was in office. Standing from left to right: Art Ham Jr., Harley Harmon, Bob Baskin, H.E. Hazard, Senator Alan Bible, Harry Claiborne, C.D. Baker, Cliff Jones, Tom Foley, and Herb Jones.
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Photograph of pilots with boy scout knife, late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Western Airlines' first pilot Fred Kelly, showing a boy scout knife to other veteran flier Jimmy James on the left. Center, company engineer Herbert Hoover, Jr. son of the late President. They are standing beside a Douglas M-2 biplane, the type of aircraft first used in 1926 by Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Photograph of McNeil Construction Co. Helldorado float, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 20, 1943
Date
1943-05-20
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a Helldorado float leaving McNeil Ranch to go to the Helldorado parade. Men in cowboy hats ride horses ahead of the float. The float itself is pulled by horses and decorated with evergreen branches. On the side of the float there is an illustration of a cowboy on a horse in front of a lake, evergreen trees, mountains, and a covered wagon. The sign on the float reads: "McNeil Construction Co. Pioneers of the Old West." Inside the float there are donkeys and a man in a cowboy hat holding the horses' reins.
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Photograph of Menominee Indian Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin, 1917
Date
1916 to 1918
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with image: "Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1917. Taken at Keshena, county seat of Menominee County, Wis. L-R: Mr. Grant (Archie Grant's father); Chief of the Menominee Indians at Keshena; Helen Grant (Archie's'sister)." Handwritten description on the back of the image: "Menominee Reservation, circa 1917. Keshena County seats of Menominee Co. Wis. H. P. Marble stayed at Keshena. Jan 1913 - May 25, 1918. Helen Grant Archie's sister. Chief of the Menominee Indians at "Keshena" and a reservation called "Zoar" that they held their Pow Wow's and meetings. Mrs. Mary Grant's husband. Helen and Archie's father. They were from Phonix, Az. Originally from Ely, Minn. He's about 50 in this photo. Photo by Hermon Percy Marble."
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Photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water District officals, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970
Date
1970
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Valley Water District officials. Standing from left to right is Maurice Gedance, Harvey Luce, George Ullom, Leonard Fayle, and William Renshaw.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water District, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1959-1961
Date
1959 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Valley Water District officials from left to right: 1. Secretary, Maurice Gedance, 2. Chairman, Harvey Luce, 3. Vice-Chairman, Ted Werner, 4. Secretary, Leonard Fayle.
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Photograph of Miss Universe contestants by a Desert Inn private plane, Long Beach, California, 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man helps a Miss Universe contestant disembark from a private plane from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Three other contestants pose outside of the plane. The fifth Miss Universe pageant was held on July 20, 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Imprint at bottom of photograph: "Official photograph 1956. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, produced by International Beauty Congress, Long Beach, California,. U.S.A."
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Slide of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harold Ickes, and Key Pittman at Hoover Dam September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of President Roosevelt, his aide Harold Ickes, and Senator Key Pittman at Hoover Dam's dedication. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Garrett Realty softball team, 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
The Garrett Realty softball team posing in an unidentified field. Description included with image: "They took 2nd place. Front row, left to right: Ellie Harshman; Marti Corderman; Diane Moorhead; DeAnn Dunbar; Raini Dunbar; Kathy Dosch. Second row, L-R: Assit, Coach Paul Dosch; Becky Jones; Kathy Morang; Brenda Graupensperg; Norma Goudie; Leslie Adams; Coach Wendell Goudie. Not shown: Mary Lenon, Cathy Bateman, Karen Mead, Cheryl Pinckney, Diane Walters, Vi Goudie, Judy Goudie, Debbie Jefferson, and Maureen McCormick."
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Film transparency of several people posed for a picture, Las Vegas, 1908
Date
1908
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of several people posing for a photograph. Handwritten text on the image indicates some of their names: 1. Tweed Wilson; 2. Mrs. Ball; 3. Joe McQuade; 4. Spud [Lake]: 5. Jim Wilson; 6. Olive [Lake]; 7. Wanda [Ball]; 8. Lois Ball; 9. Ada [Lake]. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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