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Photograph of John Cahlan and others, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 16, 1980
Date
1980-10-16
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, Bob Shelton, John Cahlan, and Cecil Simmons looking at historic plaque marking site of "Block 16" at First and Ogden Streets.
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Photograph of land auction reenactment, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 1980
Date
1980-05-15
Archival Collection
Description
Re-enactment of land auction as a celebration for City of Las Vegas' Diamond Jubilee (75th anniversary). L-R: (1) John Cahlan, Jubilee coordinator; (2) Mayor Bill Briare; (3) City Commissioner Ron Lurie.
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Photograph of land auction reenactment, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 1980
Date
1980-05-15
Archival Collection
Description
Crowd in front of stage set up for re-enactment of 1905 land auction celebrating the Diamond Jubilee (75th anniversary) of the City of Las Vegas. This took place in Union Plaza parking lot where the original auction was held.
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Photograph of Wanda Moser and her father at Mt. Charleston, Nevada, 1900-1910
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Wanda Ball Moser and her father, Charles Packard Ball, at Mt. Charleston. Handwritten inscription from behind the photograph, "Wanda Ball [and] Charles Packard Ball Mt. Charleston."
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Film transparency of a log cabin at Mount Charleston, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a man sitting in a rocking chair outside of a log cabin at Mount Charleston, near Las Vegas. The cabin may have belonged to a Mr. Worrell.
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Photograph of the Kramer family home on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1910
Date
1910
Archival Collection
Description
The caption on the photo sleeve reads "Kramer home on Fremont, 1910 Jack Kramer became the tennis czar. The preachers family didn't accept the offer of a burro." Many of the burros are packing supplies. Three dogs are visible playing among the burros. Electric lines are visible in the background. Photo identification was provided by Donald S. Palmer.
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Photograph of police and community members in discussion, North Las Vegas, Nevada, April 10, 1974
Date
1974-04-10
Archival Collection
Description
Police and members of the community get together in North Las Vegas, Nevada, April 10, 1974 to plan "Community Concerns and the Police". Pictured L-R: Ruth Berg, Florence McClure, Lt. Preston Hubbs, Judge Seymour Brown, Lt. Bob Hartman, Roosevelt Fitzgerald. (4-10-74)
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Photograph of Six Companies Inc. businessmen, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1941
Date
1941 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas businessmen for Six Companies Inc. Handwritten on back of image: "Probably Nellis AFB (Air Force Base). Front row (from left): J. Cashman 3) Fred O'Donnell 7) Leo MacNamee 8) Bill Pike 10) Cyril Wengert 12) Walter Bracken 18) Ed Ciliax 21) Pop Squires 24) F. Garside 27) Archie Grant 30) Kel Houssels Sr. 31) Ernie Cragin.
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Four horsemen of Western Airlines, plus one, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Four Horsemen of Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation), plus one, standing in front of M2 plane. From left to right: Fred Kelly, Jimmy James, Al DeGarmo, Maury Graham. At far right: C. C. Mosely, manager of Las Vegas airport.
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Photograph of John Cahlan and others, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 16, 1980
Date
1980-09-16
Archival Collection
Description
John F. Cahlan, left, coordinator of Las Vegas' Diamond Jubilee, unveils a plaque at Second and Lewis Streets, the former site of the city's first school. On the right is Ruth Fyfe, a veteran teacher. Originally the Salt Lake Hotel, the building was remodeled and converted to a grammar school in 1905 with about 200 students. The site is now a parking lot.
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