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Photograph of people at the pavilion during Clark's Las Vegas townsite sale, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
An auction held May 15-16, 1905 to sell lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. A group of men and women stand on and around a covered wooden platform outdoors. The auctioneer stands to the left of center at the front of the platform. The decision to auction lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite was not made until May 10, 1905. Auctioneer C.O. Whittemore was the president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.
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Photograph of the Stewart family, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of the Stewart family at Las Vegas ranch. In front of the wall, from left to right, Frank Stewart (Helen Stewart's second husband), Helen Stewart, Evaline (Eva) Stewart, and Eliza (Tiza) Stewart holding a cat. Crouched on the wall, from left to right, Will Stewart and Hiram Stewart.
Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of a group of people posing outdoors, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Group of students and teachers from a Sunday school pose outdoors around 1914. Original legend with the numbers has been lost. The remaining text reads: Small children in front: #5-Fay Kessler; #7-(?) Kessler; Daisy French behind #7. Sitting on end: Gertrude Martin and Martha Kramer. Standing: #3-Mrs. Chas. Ball holding George; #6-Wanda Ball; #11-Mrs. Noblitt; #12-Bob Griffith; #4-(?) Noblitt; #17-Mrs. Palmer; #18-Hazel Gray; #19-Lola May Ball; Rev. Palmer in back of her; #20-Nellie McWilliams; #21-Mrs. Bray
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Photograph of Shoshone man, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from the picture, "Shoshone - 2. Shoshone man of the Elko Colony with traditional paint and feathers. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
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Photograph of Jake Beckley and Ed Von Tobel, Sr. in front of the Ed. Von Tobel Lumber Company, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1905 to 1976
Archival Collection
Description
Ed Von Tobel, Sr. and Jake Beckley stand in front of the Von Tobel Lumber Company on South First Street in Las Vegas. Pictured are the office, lumber storage, shed and sales room. Beckley, Ed. Von Tobel Sr.'s business partner is seen standing on a horse-drawn wagon on the left. Behind the wagon are stacked shingles. The lumber company was founded in 1905, shortly after the Las Vegas townsite lot auction, but moved from its original location on South Main Street when that proved to be "too far out of town" for business. The South First Street building was destroyed by fire in 1914. Photograph taken 1905?-1906?
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Photograph of Ida and Vail Pittman with their dog, Carson City (Nev.), mid-1940s
Date
1943 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
Ida Louise "Liz" Pittman and Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman with their dog, probably on the steps of the Nevada Governor's Mansion in Carson City, Nevada. Site Name: Nevada Governor's Mansion (Carson City, Nevada)
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark constructing a model roulette table, circa late 1940s-mid 1950s
Date
1946 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Wilbur Clark using a drill press on a piece of wood, probably at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. A scale model roulette table can be seen in the lower left of the photograph. Clark designed and tested the gaming tables for his casinos.
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Photograph of Vail M. Pittman, 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman seated behind a desk in an office, probably the Nevada Governor's office, Carson City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Marc Ratner, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 29, 2016
Date
2016-11-29
Archival Collection
Description
Marc Ratner, a longtime fixture in the Southern Nevada athletic community, poses at the headquarters for UFC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where Ratner is Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs.
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Slide of Bob and Nancy Price, June 1985
Date
1985-06
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Assemblyman Bob Price and Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Nancy Price (University of Nevada Regent 1992-1998) at an unknown meeting or reception, probably in Nevada.
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