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Photograph of Kenny Guinn, Burton Cohen, John Young, and Phil Arce, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 28, 1981

Date

1981-05-28

Description

From left to right: Kenny Guinn, Burton Cohen, John Young, and Phil Arce at a dinner at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada honoring Bob Crippen and John Young to celebrate the first voyage of the Columbia space ship. Included in the photo's sleeve is a copy of Las Vegas Review Journal's "Help Us Write History" and personal testaments.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and other attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference. U. S. Nevada Senator Alan Bible (center), Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (right). 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.

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Photograph of officials on boat at Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, July 18, 1951

Date

1951-07-18

Description

Black and white image of members of the Nevada State Board of Control sailing on the Thunderbird Hotel's new cruiser on Lake Mead, with Lt. Governor Cliff Jones at the helm. The other men in the image may include the following: Dan Franks (State Treasurer); Cliff Jones; Ralph Thomas (Secretary to Governor); Charles H. Russell; Peter Merialso (State Controller); and John Koontz (Secretary of State).

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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and his children standing in his lettuce patch, Las Vegas, 1923

Date

1923

Description

Kiyo, Bill, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their lettuce field.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Tomiyasu Farm, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1923. Lettuce patch. L-R: Kiyo, Bill, and Nanyu Tomiyasu. Pioneering farmer Bill Tomiyasu provided much of the fresh vegetables for the Las Vegas and the surrounding area from the 1910s to the 1940s. (Kiyo and Nanyu were his children."

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Photograph of North Las Vegas city council meeting, Las Vegas, November 20, 1973

Date

1973-11-20

Description

A North Las Vegas city council meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the people pictured on the podium include: North Las Vegas Councilman Dan Mahoney; Councilman Wendell Waite; Professor Al Johns; and Mayor Bud Cleland. From left to right, David Causey and City Manager Clay Lynch can be seen sitting at the table. Professor Johns was discussing annexation with the council.

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Photograph of a waiter serving breakfast in the Dunes Hotel swimming pool (Las Vegas), 1955

Date

1955

Archival Collection

Description

Waiter in half-swim attire serving a guest in the pool. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas - Nevada. Photographers: Don English - Joe Buck - Jerry Abbott;" Staple holes in bottom left corner.
Site Name: Dunes Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of seaplane on the water in Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Two men sit in a seaplane that appears to have just landed on the water. The man nearest the front begins to rise from the hatch door. The plane's vertical stabilizer reads NC 6106K. Inscription with image says: "CB Farmer Ted Swift, Robb Glendale Service Station, Glendale." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of New York Store Baseball team, circa 1907

Date

1906 to 1908

Description

A group photo of a baseball team, possibly in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description provided with image: "Top Row: 1) Walter Houck; 2) Ben Emerick; 3) Frank Black; 4) Harry Beale; 5) H. Floyd Alter; 6) Curley Fennel; 7) Walter "Tubby" Sears. Bottom Row: 1) Mac McCormack; 2) Oswald; 3) Sullen; 4) Cockey Vores; 5) John Kramer; 6) Harley Harmon; 7) Shores."

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Photograph of Wovoka, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

A picture of Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley and the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. The Ghost Dance is incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems and is said to unite the living spirits with the deceased. Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 1. Wovoka, the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley, was the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."

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Photograph of the interior of a meat market, Tonopah (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

There was an inscription on the image. "Typical of most central Nevada mining camp meat markets, the floor was covered with sawdust and the only preserved meat available was salt pork, bacon and the hams hanging above the counter. Everything else was cut fresh from quarters. There was no refrigeration. The shops sold beef, horse meat, pork, mountain sheep and, if nothing else was available, burro meat. The cans on the shelves on the right contained lard."

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