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Photograph of Rotarians Banquet, Las Vegas, March 28, 1941

Date

1941-03-28

Archival Collection

James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection

Description

The group view of Las Vegas Men's Group the Charter Member Rotary Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten description on back of image: "Rotary Charter Members. March 28, 1941 (18th anniversary of LV Rotary Club. L-R: 1.) Sam Lawson 2.) Cyril Wengert 3.) Walter Bracken 4.) (?) 5.) W.E. Ferron 6.) Dr. Milburn 7.) Edward Clark 8.) Bill Pike 9.) Jim Cashman."

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Photograph of a horse drawn stagecoach, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1905

Date

1904 to 1906

Archival Collection

Central Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description

Horse drawn stage leaving Tonopah for Manhattan, circa 1905. There was an inscription on the image. "The coaches were the primary mode of passenger transportation between central Nevada's early mining camps. They were eventually replaced by railroads which built into Rhyolite, Goldfield, Tonopah, and Blair, but served the area's smaller satellite camps until the mid-1910's when the automobile took their place. The photo was reproduced from an original 1905 colored postcard."

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Photograph of John Gilbert and Ina Claire, Las Vegas, May 05, 1929

Date

1929-05-05

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection

Description

Film stars John Gilbert and Ina Claire signing a marriage license after they were wedded in Las Vegas, Nevada May 5, 1929. The man on the left, dressed in glasses and a tie, is A. E. Cahlan, editor of the Las Vegas Evening Review Journal. Charles P. "Pop" Squires, editor of the Las Vegas Age, is in background between the newlyweds. (See newspaper citations behind the photo.)

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Mint (Las Vegas), 1966

Date

1966

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection

Description

The Mint Hotel with its tower nearing completion. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada. Convention Center. 11940. Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook." Also visible is the California Club.
Site Name: Mint Las Vegas
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the casino interior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection

Description

Crowded interior view of the Las Vegas Club at its original location. Transcribed from original: "The Las Vegas Club has all standard games, and last year put the first turtle derby, at pari mutuel [sic] betting ever staged in Nevada."
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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Postcard of a man with two burros, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection

Description

An artist's color rendering of a man riding a wagon cart pulled by two burros. Written on back of postcard: "The burro is a hardy, homely, pathetic, yet ludicrous little chap, an interesting bit in the colorful drama of the west. The burro and pack train are inseparably linked with the West's early history, especially with the prospector and mining." The postcard is titled "Blazing the Trail to Hoover Dam, Near Las Vegas, Nevada."

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Photograph of National Business and Professional Women's Day, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Dorothy Dorothy Photograph Collection

Description

National Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Day in Las Vegas. Identified from left to right: 1. Arnold Christensen, 2. Emma Frank, 3. George Dickerson, District Attorney, 4. Yolanda Seiffer, Parlimaterian for the Vegas Valley Business and Professional Women's Club, 5. Harley Harmon, Chairman of the County Commissioners. Photo inscription reads: "[The men] explained the duties of the commissioners to BPW members Yolanda and Emma. It was on National BPW day when the business women were shown through the city and county offices to acquaint them with the intricicies of the office. A luncheon in hotel Thunderbird folowed, where 20 BPW members had 20 city and county officers as guests."

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Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 10

Date

1909 to 1910

Description

Photographs on this page show people at a creek in Ogden Canyon, Utah, July 4, 1910; people posing by an automobile in Cedar Valley, Utah, July 10, 1910; a portrait of Reed Wimmer wearing collegiate athletic uniform, Salt Lake City, 1909; Doc Lucas and Jay Mitchell posing in an office, Ely, Nevada, 1910.

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Photographs and press release regarding the Dorothy Entratter Nursery School in Jerusalem, Israel circa 1967

Date

1966 to 1968

Archival Collection

Sands Hotel Public Relations Records

Description

Jack Entratter, president of the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada and his daughter, Michele, boarded an EL AL Israel Airlines Jet at New York's Idlewild Airport bound for Israel where he attended the dedication on August 7, 1967 of the Dorothy Entratter Nursery School (the artistic drawing is included) erected in memory of his wife. Entratter visited camps, orphanages and nursery schools during his month-long stay in Israel.

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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad General Manager William H. Guild, Las Vegas, 1940

Date

1940

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs

Description

A black and white portrait of the General Manager of the Union Pacific Railroad, William H. Guild. Mr. Guild was general manager specifically of the south-central district of Salt Lake City, Utah. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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