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Photograph of Debbie Reynolds and others, Las Vegas, circa 1955

Date

1954 to 1956

Archival Collection

Description

Debbie Reynolds (seated, left) and Eddie Fisher (seated, right), greet Mickey Rooney (far right) at the Dunes Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing directly behind Eddie Fisher is Elizabeth Taylor.

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Photograph of "Uncle Dick"Wooton, circa late 1800s

Date

1860 to 1893

Description

Richens Lacy "Uncle Dick" Wootton, mountain man, trapper and guide. He drove 9,000 head of sheep from New Mexico to California, crossing Nevada along the Humboldt River route in 1852.

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Photograph of Nat King Cole and Pepe Ludmir at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, October 1962

Date

1962-10

Archival Collection

Description

Nat King Cole (left) and Pepe Ludmir (right). Pepe was top DJ for Radio Panamericana TV in Lima, Peru. This picture was taken in Nat King Cole's dressing room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of the upstream face of Hoover Dam, February 27, 1935

Date

1935-02-27

Description

Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "Upstream face of the dam as seen from portal of construction tunnel on Nevada side of Black Canyon." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of man in front of the Fortune Club on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958

Date

1953 to 1958

Description

An unidentified man standing at the entrance to the Fortune Club casino on Fremont Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Fortune Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 109 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of man outside the Fortune Club on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958

Date

1953 to 1958

Description

An unidentified man standing at the entrance to the Fortune Club casino on Fremont Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Fortune Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 109 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of inside of a store, Caliente (Nev.), 1900-1979

Date

1900 to 1979

Description

Unidentified man, possibly Mr. Underhill, stands in the middle of the "Underhill Store" in Caliente, Nevada. Inscription reads: "Door behind shelf at right still leads to Lee Phillips' home. Wall is 2" thick stone."

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Photograph of hunter in Black Canyon, circa 1931

Date

1930 to 1933

Description

Captain Ayers hunts for bighorn sheep in Black Canyon with Murl Emory's son (not pictured). Conflicting statements with image suggest this photo was taken at Black Canyon or another canyon east of Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark, Las Vegas, December 27, 1956

Date

1956-12-27

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark, right, shaking hands with an unidentified man at his birthday party held at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. The birthday cake is seen sitting on the table behind them.

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Photograph of Bill Ireland speaking at the Rancho High School awards banquet, North Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Rancho High School awards banquet. Bill Ireland, University of Nevada, Las Vegas football coach, is at the podium, North Las Vegas, circa 1970s. Bill's birth name was Willis Ireland, but he was known as Bill "Coach I" Ireland.

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