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Photograph of the Silver Nugget Casino's entry in the North Las Vegas Parade, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1971
Date
1968 to 1973
Archival Collection
Description
The Silver Nugget Casino's entry in the North Las Vegas Parade, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1971. The Silver Nugget opened in 1964.
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Photograph of Virginia "Teddy" Fenton, Maurine Wilson, Hal Erickson, Anna Dean Kepper, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1975
Date
1975
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Boulder City (Nevada) News writer and local historian Virginia "Teddy" Fenton with Maurine Wilson, UNLV Library Director Hal Erickson and curator and Las Vegas civic leader Anna Dean Kepper, at the Mormon Fort site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson at the International College of Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 21, 1967
Date
1967-11-21
Archival Collection
Description
Mayor Oran K. Gragson (right) with Dr. Joe De los Reyes at the International College of Surgeons, held at the Flamingo Hotel. 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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Film transparency of unidentified Las Vegas High School football players and coaches, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified Las Vegas High School football players and coaches, Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of unidentified Las Vegas High School football players and coaches, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified Las Vegas High School football players and coaches, Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Film transparency of two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Photograph of filming of "Meet Me in Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956
Date
1955 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Filming of the motion picture "Meet Me in Las Vegas" outside of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jake Friedman (wearing a cowboy hat), co-owner of the Sands Hotel, is seen in the center foreground of the photograph. Parts of the Sands Hotel marquee and porte cochere are seen in the background.
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