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Photograph of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce members during a membership drive, North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5, 1974

Date

1974-12-05

Description

North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce launches membership drive in North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5, 1974. Pictured L-R Mahlon Faust, Ray Pranske, Keith Farr, Ted Travers, Jack Hon, Wendell Tobler (president), Charles Collins, Al Chandler, Buck McElhone and Warren Holmes.

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Photograph of Duane Pierce, Elmer Curley and others at a University Library Society event, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1981-1989

Date

1981 to 1989

Description

L-R: two unidentified men with Duane Pierce and Elmer Curley at a University Library Society event, in the Special Collections Reading Room, James Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Pierce was Chairman of the UNLV Department of Radiologic Technology; Curley served in the Public Services department of UNLV Libraries from 1967-1994. Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Photograph of Danny Carlisle making a point during resolution debate at Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 19,1977

Date

1977-06-19

Description

Danny Carlisle was making a point during a resolution debate at the Nevada Women's Conference held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center

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Photograph of charter officers for the new North Las Vegas Exchange Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 31, 1972

Date

1972-07-31

Description

Charter officers of new North Las Vegas Exchange Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 31, 1972. Pictured L-R: Noel Thompson, President; Richard Cross, Vice-President; Bill Cyphers, Board Member; Warren Wilson, Secretary; Roland Bobier, Board Member; Gary Gray, Board Member.

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Film transparency of the Las Vegas Review-Journal Press Car entry in the Labor Day Parade, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930

Date

1928 to 1932

Description

A Labor Day Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Press Car for the Las Vegas Review-Journal is visible, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.

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Photograph of Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie celebrating his birthday at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1969

Date

1969

Archival Collection

Description

Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie celebrating his birthday at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1969. 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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Letter from Jimmie Crowell (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) to J.K. Houssels, Jr., (Las Vegas, Nevada), January 14, 1968

Date

1968-01-14

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Jimmie Crowell, Director of the Oklahoma Chapter of Dance Masters of America, Inc., to J.K. Houssels, Jr., at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, thanking Houssels for allowing Vassili Sulich time from his performances at the Tropicana to teach DMA students. Letter on Dance Masters of America, Inc. letterhead. Handwritten on letter "To Maynard Sloate."

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Photograph of Colonel Harold Dortch and two businessmen at a small business seminar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 26, 1976

Date

1976-05-26

Description

Left to right: Col. Harold Dortch with businessmen Ernest Phillips and Floyd Conn, at a small business seminar at Nellis Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of Andy Katz at Manpower Las Vegas' 50th anniversary celebration, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 09, 2015

Date

2015-04-09

Description

Manpower Las Vegas President Andy Katz poses with showgirls on the red carpet during his company's 50th anniversary celebration at its downtown Las Vegas headquarters.

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Photograph of Oran K. Gragson putting up a poster for his re-election campaign, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Oran K. Gragson putting up a poster for his re-election campaign. He is being assisted by female campaign workers. The women are identified as L-R: (standing, left of Mayor Gragson) Adrian, Joanie, Mayor Gragson (center), (kneeling in front) L-R: Darla, Gretchen, Sue Ann (standing in back, on right) L-R: Patsy, Nancy, Mary, and Delores. 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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