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Photograph of Chief Tecopa, Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s

Date

1880 to 1899

Archival Collection

Description

Chief Tecopa, location unknown. Chief Tacopa, leader of the Souther Paiute tribe, was born in Pahrump in 1815 and died in Pahnrump between 1904-1906. He is interred in the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, located on East Street next to the library Pahrump, Nevada. The photograph was most likely taken in Pahrump, Nevada.

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Photograph of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Nevada (now First Interstate Bank of Nevada), 1969

Date

1969

Description

The Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Nevada (now First Interstate Bank of Nevada) gathered for a meeting at an unknown location. Seated left to right are: E. H. Fitz, Ernest Martinelli, Gordon B. Harris, James Cashman, Jr., William Laub, Jr., Arthur M. Smith Jr. Standing left to right are: Roy Young, C. E. Helgren, Norman Brown, Neil Plath, Herbert E. Grier, Paul Garwood, F. Lorin Ronnow, Robert Griffith, Gaylord K. Prather, Ernest Maupin, Sr.

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Photograph of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905

Date

1905 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Tents and horses by the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Photograph of a cemetery in Hiko, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

Two unidentified men in a cemetery in Hiko, Nevada.

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Postcard of Navajo Indians, Nevada, circa 1920-1955

Date

1920 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of a Navajo Indian Chief in full regalia and an Indian woman.

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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Robert Maxson, 1986

Date

1986

Description

University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Robert Maxson in his office.

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Photograph of Leon Rockwell, Nevada, circa 1960

Date

1960

Description

Description given with photograph: "Leon Rockwell, Sr. winning Jackpot--$250, Nevada Club, 1960." Site Name: Nevada Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and Sammy Davis, Jr. cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Several people, including two Pageant contestants, look on as Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (left) assists Sammy Davis, Jr. (center) in cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress. 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. Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American Jewish entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, he was also an actor of stage and screen, musician, and impressionist, noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Photograph of Charles Russell, Nevada, 1951-1958

Date

1951 to 1958

Description

Nevada Governor Charles Hinton Russell from 1951-1958.

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Photograph of a young woman being coached at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 3, 1976

Date

1976-05-03

Description

A coach talks with a young woman in a wheelchair at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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