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Photograph of William ("Gunlock Bill") Hamblin, circa late 1800s - early 1900s
Date
1870 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of William "Gunlock Bill" Hamblin, the brother of Jacob Hamblin. William was one of the First missionaries to Las Vegas. He settled Gunlock, Utah, and was an early Settler in Clover Valley, Nevada. He also discovered the Pioche Mines.
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Photograph of Hotel Association members at table, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940-1950s
Date
1940 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Utah-Nevada Hotel Association sit together at a dining table. William Moore Jr. is second from the left, Newt Crumley is second from the right, and Charles Mapes is farthest to the right; The man on the far left is unidentified.
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Photograph of Sal Sagev Cafe patrons, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1945-1955
Date
1945 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Patrons eating and drinking inside the Sal Sagev Cafe at 1 Fremont St., Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the men wear fez hats, characteristic of the Shriners organization. Site Name: Sal Sagev Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of possibly the Cashman office, Las Vegas, circa mid 1900s
Date
1940 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a group of mostly unidentified men standing in a room believed to be the Cashman Office in Las Vegas, Nevada. This image is part of the automobile business in early Las Vegas. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "In doorway - James Cashman, Sr."
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Photograph of George Logan and a dummy, 1962
Date
1962
Archival Collection
Description
George Logan stands dressed in Western style clothes with his arm around a dummy dressed as a woman with pins all over it. "1962" and "dance committee host" are visible on a ribbon on his chest. The location is possibly Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of man carrying fish on sidewalk, Overton (Nev.), 1940-1959
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Man carryies four fish down the streets of Overton. The first hang from hooks on a chain that the man has slung over his right shoulder; his back is to the camera. Image taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Dale's radio card, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
W7CTK radio channel. Dale B. Dorothy broadcasts at his home, the Lazy 88 Ranch, in Pahrump, Nevada. ""Dale Dorothy at short wave radio directing a lost plane. Pahrump had no telephones, roads, or electricity."" [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]
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Photograph of people performing play, circa 1979
Date
1979
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, Elton Garrett, an unknown woman, Jeanne Clark, and an unknown man performing the play "The Fall of the Chinese Wall" probably in Boulder City, Nevada. The play was written in 1934 by a Boulder City student, Lora Glen, about peace in the world.
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Film transparency of the Colorado River, circa 1930s-1950s
Date
1930 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of an unidentified man sitting on top of rocks located at the edge of the Colorado River. This image was probably taken near Hoover Dam in Black Canyon, where the Colorado River lies on the state line between Arizona and Nevada.
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Photograph of trucks hauling ore, Gabbs Valley (Nev.), June 1, 1942
Date
1942-06-01
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of trucks hauling ore. The caption reads: "Basic Magnesium, Inc. Acting for and in behalf of Defense Plant Corp. Plancor 201. McDonald Construction Co. Contractor for Oxide Plant. Gabbs Valley, Nevada. 6-1-42. 509."
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