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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie enjoying dinner at the Frontier Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 13, 1969

Date

1969-04-13

Archival Collection

Description

Dining at the Frontier Hotel, April 13, 1969. Pictured L-R: Mrs. Bonnie Gragson, Mrs. John Meier, Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson, John Meier, U. S. Alaska Senator Mike Gravel. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. 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. Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel (born May 13, 1930) is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, who served two terms from 1969 to 1981, and a candidate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966 and also became Speaker of the Alaska House. Gravel was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1968. John H. Meier (born September 28, 1933) is an American financier and business consultant now living in Vancouver, Canada. He is noted for his involvement with Howard Hughes, his behind-the-scenes involvement in events that precipitated President Richard M. Nixon's resignation, and his work in the environment. During the Watergate hearings, one man wanted to tell a spellbound nation secrets about the Nixon White House, the CIA and Howard Hughes. He could have told them why the burglary happened, but that was not what the Committee wanted to hear. To keep him from telling his secrets, he was persecuted, jailed and forced into exile in Canada. Investigative reporter Gerald Bellett detailed everything in a book called Age of Secrets. In a revised edition for the first time is an excerpt from John Meier's diary on the Robert F. Kennedy Assassination. John Meier is the first person to reveal everything from the Hughes Organization, and Robert Maheu’s, involvement with the assassination, to Thane Cesar ’s connection to Jack Hooper.

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Photograph of Lieutenant Governor Ed Fike riding in a car entered in the North Las Vegas 25th anniversary parade, North Las Vegas, Nevada, April-May, 1971

Date

1971-04
1971-05

Description

One of the entries in the North Las Vegas 25th Anniversary Parade in North Las Vegas, Nevada, April-May, 1971. Seated in the back seat of the car are Lieutenant Governor Ed Fike and his son Brian Fike.

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Photograph of Wendell Tobler receiving gavel as new president of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July, 1973

Date

1973-07

Description

Wendell Tobler receives gavel as new President of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce from Joe Cunningham, outgoing President, July, 1973. Pictured L-R: Robert Goodman, Wendell Tobler, Joe Cunningham, Charles Enson.

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Photograph of William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler at their 50th wedding anniversary party, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1950

Date

1950

Description

William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler at their 50th wedding anniversary party at Robert W. Griffith's home on Rancho Circle in Las Vegas. (1950)

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Photograph of Don Schuyler, Sr., about 17 years old in front of the Clark County High School, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1922

Date

1921 to 1923

Description

Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr., about 17 years old, in front of the Clark County High School (now Las Vegas High School) He is wearing a CCHS sweater, jodhpurs, and riding boots.

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Photographs of cast members from "Lido de Paris," produced by Donn Arden at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1958-1959

Date

1958 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Seven photographs of cast members from "Lido de Paris," produced by Donn Arden at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas. Photos show performers posing in costume, during rehearsal, at a New Year's Eve party and in informal settings.

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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 Mrs. Ted Charleston, the Regent HRH ?Abd al-Ila?h of Iraq, and Toni Clark, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 27, 1945

Date

1945-06-27

Archival Collection

Description

Mrs. Ted Charleston, the Regent HRH Abdul Ilah of Iraq, and Toni Clark at a party at the El Rancho Vegas honoring the Regent.

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Photograph of Judge John F. Mendoza, Reuben Zucker and Blanche Zucker at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

L-R: Judge John F. Mendoza, Dr. Reuben Zucker, Blanche Zucker at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Blanche Zucker was the president of WE CAN. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street

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Photograph of John Cahlan, Claude Perkins, and members of Las Vegas High School's 50th graduating class, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1980

Date

1980

Description

Las Vegas's 75th anniversary and Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Chairman John Cahlan, left, stopped by Las Vegas High School to congratulate three members of the school's 50th graduating class-from left to right, Veronica McCullough, Steven Katz, and Kim Harney. Superintendent of Schools Claude G. Perkins, far right, announced that this year's diploma will bear the Diamond Jubilee Seal. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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