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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and his children standing in his lettuce patch, Las Vegas, 1923
Date
1923
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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 the interior of a meat market, Tonopah (Nev.), 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
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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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
Archival Collection
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 Bill Braire and Oran K. Gragson standing in front of the stairs to TWA flight 819, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Pictured L-R: Bill Briare (holding a framed print), unknown, Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (center, holding statuette), two unknown men holding three framed prints. 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. William Hubert "Bill" Briare (July 13, 1930 – December 8, 2006) was an American politician. In the 1960s, Briare served in the Nevada Assembly and as a Clark County Commissioner. In 1971, he lost his first campaign for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada to Oran K. Gragson, but Briare was elected in his next attempt in 1975, defeating Harry Reid. He was the former mayor of Las Vegas from 1975 to 1987. Briare was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Photograph of New York Store Baseball team, circa 1907
Date
1906 to 1908
Archival Collection
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 Don Schuyler, Sr. viewing a parade from the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., 1965
Date
1965
Archival Collection
Description
Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. viewing a parade from the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. He and wife Freda were in D.C. for Lyndon Johnson's presidential inauguration. Don was in the office of Eva Adams, director of the U. S. Mint. Prior to this position, Eva was an administrative assistant for Nevada Senator Alan Bible. The Capital Camera shop and Keith's Theatre (619 15th Street NW) are visible in the background.
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Photograph showing an unidentified man, Death Valley, circa 1920 to 1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
A man sitting atop of a pair of mules in Death Valley. The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley is located between California and Nevada. The man wears an all black outfit complete with a hat whose brim provides a shadow that conceals his face. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Death Valley "Prospectors" Near Beatty, Nev. Frashers Foto - Promo."
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Photograph of Lions Club, Las Vegas, 1940
Date
1940
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of Lions Club members in Las Vegas. The sign placed among the men read: "Lions Club; Lions International; Las Vegas, Nevada." This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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