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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of two unidentified gentlemen wearing skis on snow-covered ground in front of the Boulder City Bureau of Reclamation Administration building located at 1200 Park Street Boulder City, Nevada.

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Postcard of Arizona Club, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1908

Date

1908

Description

Folding postcard showing the exterior and interior of the Arizona Club. Poem titled "The Arizona Club" by C. Herb Palin on back of bottom half of postcard. "Al James, Publisher" on back of top half of postcard. Al James was the proprietor of the Arizona Club. Site Name: Arizona Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Western Airlines plane, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1951

Date

1951

Description

First Western Airlines Express plane landing in Las Vegas on 25th anniversary. Bill Morgan, pony express rider, delivering mail sacks to pilot Jimmy James. Looking on are Mayor Ernie Cragin and Commissioner Leonard Arnett. Western Airlines was originally called Western Air Express Corporation.

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Slide of man grinding holes, Old Spanish Trail, Nevada, circa 1960s - 1983

Date

1960 to 1983

Description

An unidentified man grinding holes on Old Spanish Trail in Nevada.

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Photograph of men swimming in Big Spring, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1905-1910

Date

1905 to 1910

Description

Men swimming in Big Spring, Las Vegas, Nevada's original fresh water supply. A horse-drawn wagon is seen nearby. Handwritten caption in upper left corner: "The big spring."

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Photograph of General Jack I. Gregory, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 8, 1983

Date

1983-04-08

Description

Maj. Gen. Jack J. Gregory, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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Photograph of Hal Erickson and Robbins Cahill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 1977

Date

1977-04

Description

Hal Erickson and Robbins Cahill looking at his 5-volume oral history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Typed description provided with image: "Robbine Cahill Oral History Transcript. [April 01, 1979, L-R: Hal Erickson; Robbins Cahill]. State regulation of gaming in Nevada began with Robbins Cahill. As early as 1945 when we became a member of the nevada State Tax Commission, Cahill had been in part responsible for enforcement of the state's first gaming regulations. When Nevada's Gaming Control Board was established in 1955, Cahill became its first chairman. With his encyclopedic memory Robbins Cahill is the most authoritative figure on gaming history in Nevada. His six-volume oral history is the richest and most vivid source of information in Nevada on the development of state gaming regulation."

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark at the Roman Pool at his residence, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1955.

Date

1955

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark by the Roman Pool at his Las Vegas, Nevada, home.

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Photograph of individuals at Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 1975

Date

1975-05

Description

From left to right: Elton Garrett, Hal Erickson, Virginia Fenton, Connie Degerness, and Dr. Robert Davenport in the Special Collections Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). They are examining the Manis Collection of photographs.

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Photograph of individuals at Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 1975

Date

1975-09

Description

From left to right: Susan Jarvis, Hal Erickson, and Alfreda Blood in the Special Collections department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). They are examining the Leonard T. Blood papers just donated to UNLV Special Collections.

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