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Film transparency of Olive Lake, Herbert Squires, and Charles P. Squires, Mount Charleston, Nevada, 1912
Date
1912
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Olive Lake and two others, presumed to be Herbert Squires and his father, Charles P. Squires, at the Squires' mine at Mount Charleston near Las Vegas. Transcribed notes from Special Collections photo inventory: “Charleston 1912. Olive, Herbert, & Dad at his mine, 2 miles on up the Canyon.”
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Film transparency of Olive Lake and Herbert Squires, Mount Charleston, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white view of Olive Lake and Herbert Squires outside of a cabin at Mount Charleston near Las Vegas. The couple are riding a pair of donkeys; Squires is holding a rifle in his left hand.
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Photograph of the Clark County High School Basketball team, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1921-1922
Date
1921 to 1922
Archival Collection
Description
The Clark County High School (now Las Vegas High School) Men's Basketball team, 1921-22. Pictured L-R: Julian Andersen, Lester Leavitt, Andrew Pulsipter, Don Sears, Leonard Noblitt, Glenn Goodwin, Floyd Knickerbocker.
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Photograph of two Indian women and a child with an unidentified man, Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada, circa 1880s-1910s
Date
1880 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Two Indian women, one holding a child. The man on the right is possibly O. .J. Fisk, according to note that is attached to the photograph. The photograph was taken in either Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada.
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Photograph of the front of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1946-1950s
Date
1946 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the front of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall. A banner advertising "Cooled by refrigeration always pleasant" is visible on the right-hand side of the building. The Golden Nugget opened in 1946, and is the first structure designed from the ground up to be a casino. Steve Wynn became the majority shareholder in 1973, and built the first tower in 1977. In 1984, the neon was removed from the building and the spa tower was built, along with the showroom. The third tower was opened in 1989. The hotel now has 2,419 rooms and suites. The casino's large hotel sign at its entrance off Fremont and Casino Center was removed in 1984 when the casino underwent renovations. The old sign presently sits at the YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company) sign yard.
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Photograph of group at original water supply site, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 29, 1980
Date
1980-10-29
Archival Collection
Description
A Diamond Jubilee plaque at the site of Las Vegas' original water supply gave ex-water district directors a chance to sip again. From left are seated: Thalia Dondero, Thomas Foley, George Ullom, Paul Zimmerman, Leonard Fayle; (standing) Maurice Gedance, Bert Leavitt, Richard Ronzone, Manuel J. Cortez, Ron Lurie, Jubilee coordinator John Cahlan, Rodger Hall and Larry Farnsworth.
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Photograph of Toni Clark taking a peek into a CBS TV camera at Wilbur Clark's home, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1957
Date
1957
Archival Collection
Description
Toni Clark takes a peek into a CBS TV camera as an unidentified crew member watches at Wilbur Clark's home, located adjacent to the Desert Inn golf course, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1957.
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Photograph of the parents of Don Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler on their wedding day, Reno, Nevada, June 21, 1935
Date
1935-06-21
Archival Collection
Description
Parents of Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler on their wedding day, June 21, 1935 at 403 Hill Street, Reno, Nevada. James L. Humphrey, Harriet Humphrey, William Norton Schuyler.
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Photograph of a plaque being presented by the Small Business Administration, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, October 25, 1976
Date
1976-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified representatives from the Small Business Administration presenting a plaque at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The plaque is a citation for the Nellis Base Procurement Office. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Helen Mortenson, Sylvia Maxson and others at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1991-1992
Date
1991 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Las Vegas businesswoman and civic leader Helen Mortenson, an unidentified member of the University Library Society, an unidentified man, and Sylvia Maxson (wife of University of Nevada, Las Vegas president Robert Maxson) at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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