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Photograph of Ed Von Tobel, Sr. on a trip to Cuba, February, 1940
Date
1940-02
Archival Collection
Description
Ed Von Tobel, Sr. loved to travel. Here he is shown on a trip to Cuba. Number one marked on the photograph is Otto Kimball, Nevada pioneer and early-day Las Vegas insurance agent and realtor. Number 2 is Ed Von Tobel, Sr. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.
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Photograph of Boyd and Prell at the Mint Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 11, 1961
Date
1961-07-11
Archival Collection
Description
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
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Photograph of Jay Sarno at a Circus Saints and Sinners Club event, 1968
Date
1968
Archival Collection
Description
Jay Sarno (right) with an unidentified man at a Circus Saints and Sinners Club event, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sarno has a mock noose around his neck and is wearing a costume centurion's helmet. The other man holds up a toilet seat framing Sarno's portrait. The Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America is a national charitable organization.
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Photograph of Veterans at Horace Wilson's home, Las Vegas, September 1963
Date
1963-09
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary members at Horace Wilson's home in Las Vegas, Nevada September 1963. Front row left to right: Glenna Wilson, Mabel Jernander, Florence Boyer. Back row from left to right: Royella Whitenton, Horace Wilson, Helen Everett, Percy Odett Jr., Rose Odett, and C. C. Boyer."
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Photograph of Kenny Guinn, Burton Cohen, John Young, and Phil Arce, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 28, 1981
Date
1981-05-28
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right: Kenny Guinn, Burton Cohen, John Young, and Phil Arce at a dinner at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada honoring Bob Crippen and John Young to celebrate the first voyage of the Columbia space ship. Included in the photo's sleeve is a copy of Las Vegas Review Journal's "Help Us Write History" and personal testaments.
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Photograph of Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Las Vegas, 1959
Date
1959
Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes wave good-bye prior to their departure on a tour to Idaho during the summer of 1959. In the foreground and shaking hands are Mayor Oran Gragson (center foreground, left) and Evelyn Stuckey (center foreground, right), director of the group. They are all standing in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and other attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference. U. S. Nevada Senator Alan Bible (center), Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (right). 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.
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Photograph of officials on boat at Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, July 18, 1951
Date
1951-07-18
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of members of the Nevada State Board of Control sailing on the Thunderbird Hotel's new cruiser on Lake Mead, with Lt. Governor Cliff Jones at the helm. The other men in the image may include the following: Dan Franks (State Treasurer); Cliff Jones; Ralph Thomas (Secretary to Governor); Charles H. Russell; Peter Merialso (State Controller); and John Koontz (Secretary of State).
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Photograph of guests at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa mid 1950s to early 1960s
Date
1954 to 1963
Archival Collection
Description
Guests at the Sands Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: Herb Nunez, Buck Harris (Sands Casino Executive), Harry Goodheart ( Sands Casino Manager), and Richard Danner. Nunez received a Longevity of Service Award from Danner (General manager of the Sands Hotel) circa mid 1950's to early 1960s.
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Photograph of Hugh M. Hefner and Jack Entratter at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, December 31, 1968
Date
1968-12-31
Archival Collection
Description
Hugh M. Hefner (left), the editor and publisher of "Playboy Magazine," with Jack Entratter (right) at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. Printed across the bottom of the image: "Hugh M. Hefner, editor and publisher of Playboy Magazine. (left) pix taken @ New Year 1969 (old year) '68." Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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