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Photograph of the Wildwood Show at the Manor House, New Jersey, 1964
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Six topless female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with partial long skirts, arm bands and bracelets, with tall feathered headdresses, a male dancer is standing on a three-tiered platform and is wearing beaded tights, gloves, beaded ankle neck collar and cuffs, and hat. He is standing in front of a cutout of the Buddhist Deity Amoghapasha (Six Arms). Another female dancer is standing on the floor facing the male dancer, and wearing sheer beaded pants and bikini top, beaded ankle cuffs, arm band, bracelet, and beaded tiara. The audience is visible in the foreground.
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Photograph of Elks Lodge members, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1960s
Date
1960 to 1964
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: K.O. Knudson, Chaplain of the lodge at the time; Lee A. Donaldson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the order; and John Rasmussen, Tiler of Las Vegas Elks lodge. They are at the Las Vegas Elks Lodge room standing behind a platform holding a sculpture of a book, antlers, and the Elk's motto "fidelity, brotherly love, justice, and charity," which is painted in descending order on the front of the sculpture. Site Name: Elk's Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Elks Lodge, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Las Vegas Elks Club. First Row, seated: 1.) (?) 2.) E. Otto Underhill 3) (?) 4) (?) 5) (?) 6) "Bud" Barrett 7) (?) 8) (?). Second Row, seated: 1.) Don Bremner 2.) K. O. Knudson 3.) (?) 4.) (?) 5.) William (Bill) Schuyler 6.) A. W. Ham, Sr. 7.) Judge William E. Orr 8.) (?) 9.) Earl Davidson 10.) (?). Third row, seated: 1.) Fred Callihan 2.) (?). Standing (in the back of the room, center of the photo) 1.) Frank Buol 2.) Ed Von Tobel, Sr. 3.) C. P. Squires. Site Name: Elk's Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of a cocktail party, 1950s-1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Cocktail party hosted by R. Julian Moore (Frontier Fidelity organizer) while Alan Bible was in office. Standing from left to right: Art Ham Jr., Harley Harmon, Bob Baskin, H.E. Hazard, Senator Alan Bible, Harry Claiborne, C.D. Baker, Cliff Jones, Tom Foley, and Herb Jones.
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Photograph of pilots with boy scout knife, late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Western Airlines' first pilot Fred Kelly, showing a boy scout knife to other veteran flier Jimmy James on the left. Center, company engineer Herbert Hoover, Jr. son of the late President. They are standing beside a Douglas M-2 biplane, the type of aircraft first used in 1926 by Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Photograph of McNeil Construction Co. Helldorado float, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 20, 1943
Date
1943-05-20
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a Helldorado float leaving McNeil Ranch to go to the Helldorado parade. Men in cowboy hats ride horses ahead of the float. The float itself is pulled by horses and decorated with evergreen branches. On the side of the float there is an illustration of a cowboy on a horse in front of a lake, evergreen trees, mountains, and a covered wagon. The sign on the float reads: "McNeil Construction Co. Pioneers of the Old West." Inside the float there are donkeys and a man in a cowboy hat holding the horses' reins.
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Photograph of Menominee Indian Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin, 1917
Date
1916 to 1918
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with image: "Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1917. Taken at Keshena, county seat of Menominee County, Wis. L-R: Mr. Grant (Archie Grant's father); Chief of the Menominee Indians at Keshena; Helen Grant (Archie's'sister)." Handwritten description on the back of the image: "Menominee Reservation, circa 1917. Keshena County seats of Menominee Co. Wis. H. P. Marble stayed at Keshena. Jan 1913 - May 25, 1918. Helen Grant Archie's sister. Chief of the Menominee Indians at "Keshena" and a reservation called "Zoar" that they held their Pow Wow's and meetings. Mrs. Mary Grant's husband. Helen and Archie's father. They were from Phonix, Az. Originally from Ely, Minn. He's about 50 in this photo. Photo by Hermon Percy Marble."
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Photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water District officals, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970
Date
1970
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Valley Water District officials. Standing from left to right is Maurice Gedance, Harvey Luce, George Ullom, Leonard Fayle, and William Renshaw.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Valley Water District, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1959-1961
Date
1959 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Valley Water District officials from left to right: 1. Secretary, Maurice Gedance, 2. Chairman, Harvey Luce, 3. Vice-Chairman, Ted Werner, 4. Secretary, Leonard Fayle.
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Photograph of Miss Universe contestants by a Desert Inn private plane, Long Beach, California, 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man helps a Miss Universe contestant disembark from a private plane from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Three other contestants pose outside of the plane. The fifth Miss Universe pageant was held on July 20, 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Imprint at bottom of photograph: "Official photograph 1956. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, produced by International Beauty Congress, Long Beach, California,. U.S.A."
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