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Photograph of Chamber of Commerce members, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1949
Date
1949
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Chamber of Commerce at the Canary Room of the Last Frontier, 1949. Standing L-R are: Nelson Conway, Vern Willis, Jack Walsh, Joe McQuilkin, and Spencer Butterfield. Site Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Las Vegas Police, Las Vegas, late 1800s - early 1900s
Date
1870 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
A group photo of the Las Vegas Police Force, including Tatt E. Smith (unspecified) and others on steps of police station.
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Photograph of baseball team, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1910s
Date
1910 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
New York Store baseball team, Las Vegas Standing (left to right): second - Ben Emerick, third - Frank Black, forth - Harry Beale, fifth - Floyd Alter
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Photograph of Congressional party visiting Black Canyon (Boulder) dam site, March 13, 1923
Date
1923-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
A group of men stand in a boat in the river while visiting the future site of the Boulder (later Hoover) dam. Credit for the photograph: Bureau of Reclamation Department of Interior
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Photograph of Spud Lake and Fred Hesse in front of Gold Bar Club, Wahmonie (Nev.), 1928-1929
Date
1928 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Fred Hesse and Spud Lake stand outside of the Gold Bar Club next to an automobile.
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Postcard of Clifford Lake talking on the telephone, Goodsprings (Nev.), March 13, 1913
Date
1913-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
[Cliff Lake on telephone?] with tent in distance (postcard) Handwritten inscription: Addressee: Cliff Lake, Goodsprings, Nev. c/o Y. P. [Yellow Pine] Mine, Nev. Message: Over to Chi other day - Steve wants to know - how about suit for masquerade - This is a very good picture of you trying to win Sadie. Do you know patersons address. The Bunch Postmark: Johnnie, Mar 6 10AM 1913?
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Photograph of Francisco Rivero holding Margaret Rivero and Frankie Varel, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
On photo sleeve: "Francisco Rivero holding Margaret Merrujo and Frankie Varel (Gloria's child). "Adobes in the background. Rivero had fine gardens. Had pigs, peacocks, rabbits, ducks. Fed animals from restaurant in early days.""
Margaret Rivero was misidentified in the original description as Margaret Merrujo. This error was pointed out by a family member in 2020.
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Photograph of Celia's parents, Francisco and Margarita Rivero, two aunts and a friend, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Celia's parents, two aunts and the barber from across the street. On photo sleeve: "L-R: Francisco Rivero; Margarita Rivero; Carmen Rivero, Celia's aunt; Maria (Chui) Weber, aunt; Manuel ?, barber shop owner across from Block 16.""
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Photograph of men at Campbell Realty Company Community Forum, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1953
Date
1952 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Left to right are: Spencer Butterfield , Stan Irwin, unidentified (worked for KLAS), Maxwell Kelch, and Dick Ronzone. The sign reads: Campbell Community Forum. The bottom of the photo reads: Campbell Realty Company
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Photograph of men at Hoover Dam, May 26, 1954
Date
1954-05-26
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Spencer Butterfield, State Bond Chairman, National U.S. Savings Bond Director Earl O. Shreve, J.P. Jones, Reclamation Regional Director, Arnold J. Raven, Regional Bond Sales Director, and State Bond Sales Director V.A. Ninnie.
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